First Nat. Life Ins. Co. of America v. Swindle

Before a brief filed here on behalf of an appellant, on submission of a cause, will be considered by the court, it must appear to the court by “satisfactory proof” that a copy of same has been, prior thereto, or simultaneously therewith, served upon appellee’s counsel, if any. This seems to us to be a fair interpretation of Supreme Court Rule 13. Michie’s Alabama Code of 1928, p. 1931. Garrett v. McPherson, 23 Ala. App. 91, 121 So. 448. Usually, this “satisfactory proof,” in the absence of denial, consists merely of the certificate of appellant’s counsel, attached to his brief, that such…