Fisher v. Petty

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Fisher v. Petty

1917 OK 210, 165 P. 163, 65 Okla. 122, 1917 Okla. LEXIS 27

CourtSupreme Court of Oklahoma

DecidedMay 8, 1917

Docket7251

StatusPublished

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Fisher v. Petty, 1917 OK 210, 165 P. 163, 65 Okla. 122, 1917 Okla. LEXIS 27 (Okla. 1917).

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Opinion

Opinion by

RUMMONS, C.

Plaintiff in error duly completed, served, and filed his case-made, with petition in error attached, and in due time, and in conformity with the rules of this court, prepared, served, and . filed his brief; but the defendant in error has failed to file his brief, or give an excuse for such failure. The brief of plaintiff •in error reasonably sustains the assignments of error made by him. This court, not being required to search the records, in the absence of a brief on behalf of defendant in error, for reasons to sustain the judgment of the trial court, may reverse the case upon the brief of the plaintiff in error.

The judgment of the court below should therefore be reversed, and this cause remanded, with directions to the trial court tc grant plaintiff in error a new trial.

By the Court: It is so ordered.

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Opinion by

RUMMONS, C.

Plaintiff in error duly completed, served, and filed his case-made, with petition in error attached, and in due time, and in conformity with the rules of this court, prepared, served, and . filed his brief; but the defendant in error has failed to file his brief, or give an excuse for such failure. The brief of plaintiff •in error reasonably sustains the assignments of error made by him. This court, not being required to search the records, in the absence of a brief on behalf of defendant in error, for reasons to sustain the judgment of the trial court, may reverse the case upon the brief of the plaintiff in error.

The judgment of the court below should therefore be reversed, and this cause remanded, with directions to the trial court tc grant plaintiff in error a new trial.

By the Court: It is so ordered.

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1917 OK 210, 165 P. 163, 65 Okla. 122, 1917 Okla. LEXIS 27, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/fisher-v-petty-okla-1917.