The appellant neither appeared nor filed a brief in this court on or before the date fixed for argument and submission of the case. Therefore this appeal is considered abandoned and is hereby dismissed. Rule VII, Section 4(b), Uniform Rules of the Courts of Appeal, 8 LSA-R.S.; Wagner v. Cloud, La.App., 134 So.2d 322 and the cases cited therein. All costs of this appeal are assessed against the appellant.

Appeal dismissed.