Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1939

Bell v. National Bank of Commerce

Bell v. National Bank of Commerce
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided June 14, 1939 · Smith
129 S.W.2d 1215; 1939 Tex. App. LEXIS 1194 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Bell v. National Bank of Commerce

Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Chief Justice.

In this case neither party has filed briefs, but appellee has filed motion that judgment be affirmed.

In the absence of briefs, this Court may, in its discretion, dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, or go into the record to determine if fundamental error lurks therein, and, if not, to affirm; but if error is apparent, to reverse. Haynes v. J. M. Radford Grocery Co., 118 Tex. 277, 14 S.W.2d 811.

We have inspected the record and perceive no error.

The motion is granted and the judgment will be affirmed.

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