McCloud v. Truax, Rec.

The appellees appeared specially in this cause, and filed a verified motion with briefs in support thereof to dismiss this appeal. The appellant never filed any answer to this motion nor briefs in opposition thereto. The right of an appeal in this state is given by statute or it does not exist, Lovett v. Citizens etc. Bank (1928), 200 Ind. 608, 165 N. E. 545; and whether the parties litigant have complied with the statutory provisions setting out the procedure to be pursued in perfecting an appeal, thus properly invoking the jurisdiction of this court, is a question which we must determine…