Maples v. Jackson

On appellee’s motion to dismiss the appeal, it appears that appellants failed to file their brief by the regular date of February 20, 1958, or to date of March 7, 1958, on which the merits of the appeal were scheduled to be heard.

The motion to dismiss the appeal was answered by appellants in the form of adoption of allegations' of a proffered motion for extension of time to file brief, received by 'the clerk of this court on March 4, 1958. Such date was less than ten days' prior to date set for the hearing on the merits of the appeal. This motion for extension did not request any postponement…