Woodruff v. Gunkel

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Woodruff v. Gunkel, 202 Okla. 408 (Okla. 1950)
214 P.2d 709; 1950 OK 38; 1950 Okla. LEXIS 366

Woodruff v. Gunkel

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The plaintiffs in error have appealed from a judgment *409of the trial court in favor of plaintiffs below, defendants in error here, in forcible entry and detainer. The defendants in error have filed a motion to dismiss the appeal as frivolous. The plaintiffs in error have filed no response to the motion to dismiss, although requested to do so by the court, and have offered no excuse for such failure. In Gartrell v. Federal Land Bank of Wichita, Kan., 180 Okla. 523, 71 P. 2d 489, we said:

“Where a motion to dismiss is filed upon the ground that the appeal is without merit and for delay only, and the court calls for a response to such motion and none is filed, and no excuse offered for such failure, this court may, in its discretion, dismiss the appeal.”

Appeal dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
WOODRUFF et ux. v. GUNKEL et ux.
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published
Syllabus
(Syllabus.) APPEAL AND ERROR — Dismissal of frivolous appeal. Where a motion to dismiss is filed upon the ground that the appeal is without merit and for delay only, and the court calls for a response to such motion and none is filed, and no excuse offered for such failure, this court may, in its discretion, dismiss the appeal.