Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Hendricks

[1] At the time appellee filed her brief in this case, which was but one 'day prior to submission, appellant hud not filed brief, though the appeal in other respects had been perfected in accordance with law. As a consequence and in compliance with rule 42 of this court (142 S. W. xiv), appellee briefed the case so as to show the correctness of the judgment. In addition and by appropriate proposition, appellee suggested that the appeal was taken for delay and sought an affirmance of the judgment with 10 per cent, additional on the amount in dispute as damages under authority of article 1629,…