Jones v. Williams

Plaintiff, Jones, on November 9, 1944, filed a petition in the Circuit Court of Macon County, Missouri. On January 23, 1947, the trial court sustained defendants' motion to dismiss the petition. Plaintiff then filed a motion for new trial which was overruled and he appealed.

The defendants, respondents here, filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. They have filed no brief on the merits. In appellant's brief no reference was made to the contents of plaintiff's petition. In fact no reference was made in the brief to the subject matter of the lawsuit, nor has appellant made any point on the…