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United Cty Fire Ins v. Talley

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland
May 25, 1951
240 S.W.2d 466 (Tex. Civ. App. 1951)

Opinion

No. 2868.

May 25, 1951.

Appeal from the 134th District Court, Dallas County, W. M. Taylor, Jr., J.

John Touchstone, George C. Cochran, Dallas, for appellant.

Ely Straus, Dallas, for appellee.


Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 414 provides that an appellant shall file briefs in the Court of Civil Appeals within 30 days after the filing therein of the transcript and statement of facts. The transcript and statement of facts were filed in the Court of Civil Appeals on September 6, 1950. R.C.P. 415 provides that when an appellant has failed to file his brief in the time prescribed, the appellate court may dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, unless good cause is shown for such failure and that appellee has not suffered material injury thereby.

Appellant has not filed briefs, nor has it offered any excuse for such failure. The appeal should, therefore, be dismissed. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Thrasher, Tex.Civ.App., 190 S.W.2d 596; Willacy County Water Control and Imp. Dist. No. 1 v. Smith, Tex.Civ.App., 101 S.W.2d 373; Dixieland Petroleum Corporation v. Brown, Tex.Civ.App., 216 S.W.2d 235.

The appeal is dismissed.


Summaries of

United Cty Fire Ins v. Talley

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland
May 25, 1951
240 S.W.2d 466 (Tex. Civ. App. 1951)
Case details for

United Cty Fire Ins v. Talley

Case Details

Full title:UNITED COUNTY MUT. FIRE INS. CO. v. TALLEY

Court:Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland

Date published: May 25, 1951

Citations

240 S.W.2d 466 (Tex. Civ. App. 1951)

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