If the papers are properly returned, and the appellant fails to appear or defend as above, or if the appeal is dismissed for any cause, the appellee is entitled to an affirmance of the judgment below, with costs.
Code 1858, § 3145; Shan., § 4876; mod. Code 1932, § 9025; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-508.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, §§ 114, 246; 9 Tenn. Juris., Discontinuance and Nonsuit, § 5.
Law Reviews.
Civil Procedure — Appeal and Nonsuit — Inconclusive Dismissal, 34 Tenn. L. Rev. 511.