State Savings Institution v. Nelson
Illinois Supreme Court
State Savings Institution v. Nelson, 49 Ill. 171 (Ill. 1868)
Lawrence
State Savings Institution v. Nelson
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Court:
The judgment in this case was set aside on motion, more . than two years after its rendition. The court had no power ' tó-do this. Its power over the judgment, except to amend it in matters of form, or to correct clerical errors, was gone f.whtin the term at which it was rendered expired. Cook v. Wood, 24 Ill. 296. The appellee, if entitled to relief, must •’seek it'in a court of chancery.
-The order setting aside the judgment is reversed.
Judgment reversed.
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- The State Savings Institution v. John A. Nelson
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- Syllabus
- Judgment—power of the court after the term. The power of the court over its judgments, except to amend them in matters of form, or to correct clerical errors, is gone when the term at which they were rendered has expired. After that time, a court cannot, on motion, set aside a judgment.