
    229 La. 739
    Mrs. Darion Rita SERPAS v. Merlin Jerome LEE.
    No. 42287.
    Supreme Court of Louisiana.
    March 26, 1956.
    John T. Cooper, New Orleans, for appellant.
    Sidney de Armas, New Orleans, tor plaintiff-appellee.
   McCALEB., Justice..

Neither party to this appeal appeared when the case was called for oral argument. However, the attorney who had represented defendant-appellant filed a motion’ to withdraw from the case and another attorney was substituted as.counsel,of record under an order of this Court. The latt.er simul-, taneously filed a motion to dismiss thei .appeal with prejudice.

Since appellee has not answered the appeal and did not appear when the case was submitted for decision, the motion- to dismiss will be granted.

. The appeal.is dismissed. 
      
      . Under Section 2 of Rulo VIII of this Court, an appeal may only be summarily dismissed where there has been .a joint motion filed by all interested parties, or their attorneys. .
     