Brewster v. Johnson

California Supreme Court
Brewster v. Johnson, 51 Cal. 222 (Cal. 1876)

Brewster v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

By the Court:

There was no oral argument of the cause, nor has either party filed points and authorities. We decline to perform the duty of counsel by examining the record to ascertain if possibly error may not have intervened in the court below.

If an appellant omits to point out the errors of which he complains, the judgment will be affirmed without looking into the record.

Judgment affirmed, with twenty-five per cent, damages.

Reference

Full Case Name
J. A. BREWSTER v. J. A. JOHNSON
Cited By
5 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Subbeme Couet will not Pebfobm Duty of Counsel.—The Supreme Court will not perform the duty of counsel by examining the record to ascertain if possibly error may not have intervened, if there is no oral argument, and points and authorities are not filed.