Skaggs v. Ohio Valley Rock Asphalt Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Reversing.

This appeal, granted by the circuit court, was filed as an appearance case for our Winter Term, commencing January 5, 1942, and appeared on the docket for orders on that day. So appellees’ brief was due to be filed December 27, 1941. Rule V, Paragraph 4. The clerk reminded counsel, by mail, on June 10th and again on August 21, 1942, that the case had been submitted and no brief had been filed for the appellees. None has ever been filed.

Our rules and practice are quite strict in their application to appellants; thus if an appellant does…