Howell v. Loftis

CHAPMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment ren•dered for R. I. Loftis, appellee, against •Grover Howell, appellant, for $244.77.

The case is before us without oral argument and without a brief on behalf of appellee.

The courts have interpreted Rule 419, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, to mean that where appellee filed no brief and did not avail himself of oral argument, Court •of Civil Appeals must assume as true all facts stated by appellants in their brief and render judgment in conformity therewith. Doherty v. Jensen, Tex.Civ.App., 174 S.W.2d 77, reversed in part on other grounds,…