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When an appeal raises debatable issues, and there is no good cause for the appellee’s failure to respond, we “will assume that the failure to file an answering brief is a confession of reversible error on the part of the appellee.”

If an appeal raises a debatable issue and there appears to be no good cause for the appellee’s failure to appear, we “will assume that the failure to file an answering brief is a confession of reversible error on the part of the appellee.”

If an appeal raises debatable issues and there appears to be no good cause for the appellee’s failure to appear, we “will assume that the failure to file an answering brief is a confession of reversible error on the part of the appellee.”

If an appeal raises debatable issues and there appears to be no good cause for the appellee’s failure to appear, we “will assume that the failure to file an answering brief is a confession of reversible error on the part of the appellee.”

2, 283 (1955) (stating that when appellant raised debatable issues and no excuse is provided for a failure to file an answering brief, the supreme court was "committed to the proposition that we will assume such failure to file an answering brief is a confession on the part of appellees of reversible error" (emphasis added)); (same); (same).

(finding an unexcused failure to file an answering brief concedes error on an otherwise debatable issue) (citations omitted).

Appellee failed to file .reply briefs in this action, and at the expiration of the time allotted for him to do so

While we have many times decided that where a debatable question is raised by the appeal and no answering brief is’ filed by the appellee, the court may assume such failure to file an answering brief is a confession on the part of appellee of reversible error; , ; however, the problems raised being of first impression in this jurisdiction we believe the basic questions should be answered.

and cases cited therein.