Birkland v. Ratteree Land Co.

The defendant appealed from a judgment whereby the plaintiff recovered damages for alleged fraud committed by the defendant in the course of certain real estate transactions with the plaintiff. The record on appeal having been filed, appellant on May 14, 1932, filed its opening brief. Now comes the respondent and moves the court to affirm the judgment upon the ground that appellant has failed to comply with the rules governing appeals, and particularly has not complied with the requirement of rule VIII, that “The pleadings need not be printed in such briefs, but the nature of the action and…