Keating v. Cambre

BOWES, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellees have filed a motion to dismiss an appeal taken by the defendants-appellants.

The sole argument of the appellees is that the defendants have neither appeared nor filed a timely brief and that the appeal should be considered abandoned and dismissed. They cite Section 5(b) of Rule VII of the Uniform Rules of the Courts of Appeal. We do not agree with this argument.

Since July 1, 1982 the Revised Uniform Rules of the Courts of Appeal became effective and must be applied to this matter.

As provided by current Rule 2-12.12: “If the brief on behalf of any party is not…