52 Mo. 551
Decided March 15, 1873
Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1873-03-15
<p>1. Practice, civil — Supreme Court — Submission on record. — A cause cannot by agreement be submitted to this Court on the record. The law requires that a statement and brief be filed.</p>
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Decided 1873-03-15
Cited by 10 later decisions — most recently February 1922
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¶1delivered the opinion of the court.
¶2In this case the only paper filed is a stipulation by the attorneys, by which they agree to submit the case for decision upon the record. This practice cannot be endured. As they have entirely failed to comply with the law in filing a statement and brief, the appeal will be dismissed.