Harrington v. Hartman
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtPrime, J.
— This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of appellee in an action on a promissory note in the original amount of $10,000.00.
The appellee has not filed a brief in support of the judgment of the trial court. The appellant has filed a motion to reverse because of this fact. We note that the appellee has not replied to this motion.
The rule is well established that the failure of an appellee to file a brief, where the appellant’s brief makes a prima facie showing of reversible error, may be taken as a confession of error.
This rule is not for the benefit of the appellant, but for the protection…
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- State v. RousseauIndiana Supreme Court · 1936
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