Powell v. Watson
Powell v. Watson
Opinion of the Court
The substance of the opinion and direction of the court, excepted to by Potoell, was, that Watson was entitled to a confirmation of the common order at the rule day preceding the then term of the court, and that what had been done in the office should be corrected accordingly, so as to put the cause on the list of office judgements of that term. If this had been done; if the office judgement had been entered on the docket, and not set aside during the term, it would have been final: and if the court erred in correcting the rules so as to produce that result, it might have been reversed for that error, which in that case would have been the foundation of the judgement. But the judgement appealed from, was not the consequence of, or in any degree affected by, that opinion and direction of the court: they were not in fact carried into effect. But if they had been, the voluntary plea of the defendant upon the merits, would have authorized and bound the court to set
Judgement affirmed.
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