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45 Okla. 326

145 P 767

Bennett v. Meek

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided January 9, 1915

Supreme Court of Oklahoma · decided 1915-01-09

Error from County Court, Oklahoma, County; John W. Hayson, Judge. Action by J. M. Meek and others against S. P. Bennett and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant Bennett brings error.

Relies on Skirvin v. Bass Furniture & Carpet Co. · Skirvin v. Goldstein

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Dismissed · Decided 1915-01-09

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Cited by 13 later decisions — most recently July 1947

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RIDDLE, J.

¶1 The parties will be designated here as they were in the trial court. Plaintiff sued defendants in the court below upon a promissory noee in the sum of $300. Judgment was rendered by default against all defendants, except S. P. Bennett, who filed an answer consisting of a general denial. Plaintiff filed a motion for judgment ,on the pleadings, which was • by the court sustained. Erom the judgment thus rendered, defendant Bennett prosecutes error.

¶2 It appears from the petition in error and motion to dismiss that there is no merit in the appeal; that same is frivolous, and prosecuted for delay. It was said by this court in the case of Skirvin v. Bass Furniture & C. Co., 43 Okla. 440, 143 Pac. 190:

“Where, upon the examination of the petition in error and the *327 motion to dismiss, it is clearly disclosed that the appeal is manifestly frivolous and without merit, the appeal will be dismissed.”

¶3 Skirvin v. Goldstein, 40 Okla. 315, 137 Pac. 1176.

¶4 Following the rule laid down in the cases sufra, this cause should be dismissed; and it is so ordered.

All the Justices concur.
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