Missoula Mercantile Co. v. O'Donnell
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from, District Court, Flathead county; D. F. Smith, Judge. Action by the Missoula Mercantile Company against E. C. O’Donnell, Johanna S. Peterson, Olif Peterson and another. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendants Olif and Johanna Peterson appeal. Statement of the Case.
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Appeal from, District Court, Flathead county; D. F. Smith, Judge. Action by the Missoula Mercantile Company against E. C. O’Donnell, Johanna S. Peterson, Olif Peterson and another. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendants Olif and Johanna Peterson appeal. Statement of the Case. This is an action to foreclose a lien for materials furnished by plaintiff for the erection of a brick dwelling upon lots 1 and 2 in block 99 of the town of Kalispell, Flathead county. As a foundation for the claim, the plaintiff alleges a contract with one E. C.…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brantly
1. The brief filed in this cause by counsel for appellants fails almost entirely to meet the requirements of Section 3 of Rule X. This section (subdivision “c”) requires “a brief of the argument exhibiting a clear statement of the points of law or fact to be discussed, with a reference to the page of the record, and the authorities relied upon in support of each point.” Appellants’ brief, after a specification of 13 errors *70as grounds for a reversal of the judgment, discusses briefly the demurrer interposed to the original complaint, and the insufficiency of the evidence to support the finding…
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