Appellants Wafer Cooper and Northland Insurance Company neither appeared nor filed a brief prior to the calling of this case for argument on December 10, 1970. Consequently the appeal is considered abandoned and dismissed pursuant to LSA-C.C.P. Article 2162; Rule VII, Section 5(b), Uniform Rules, Court of Appeal, Vol. 8 LSA-R.S., Page 392; Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Kettmann, La.App., 221 So.2d 263.

Appeal dismissed.