Kerr McGee Chemical Corp. v. Lipford

ON MOTION TO DISMISS

This Court’s Order of December 3, 1980, directing H. Guy Green, Esquire, to show cause why he should not be held in contempt is discharged. However, we do not condone Mr. Green’s failure to comply with the rules of appellate procedure, specifically his failure to serve an initial brief until it was over two months late and only after appellee had filed a motion to dismiss based on appellant’s disregard of the appellate rules.

Mr. Green states that the problem was “an unusual delay in receiving the transcripts from the trial”. However, it is appellant’s duty to ensure that…