County of Jefferson v. Trumbull

Citations

• 31 Wash. 217
• 71 P. 787
• 1903 Wash. LEXIS 609

Syllabus

<p>DISMISSAL OF APPEAL-FAILURE TO FILE BRIEF-EXCUSED BY FAILURE TO RETURN STATEMENT OF FACTS.</p> <p>Under Bal. Code, § 5063, which provides that the proposed statement of facts served upon the respondent shall be returned to the appellant for his use in preparing his brief on appeal, and the time limited by law for filing his brief shall be enlarged to the same extent as the delay made in returning such copy, an appeal should not be dismissed where the failure to file brief was occasioned by delay in returning the statement, even if such proposed statement was faulty and had required considerable amendment.</p>