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Heacock v. Byers

Supreme Court of Ohio
May 22, 1929
169 N.E. 295 (Ohio 1929)

Opinion

No. 21531

Decided May 22, 1929.

Judgments — Court of Appeals — Power to enter judgments, decrees and orders nunc pro tunc.

ERROR to the Court of Appeals of Franklin county.

Mr. James C. Nicholson, for plaintiff in error.

Messrs. Beatty Albietz, Mr. T.B. Mateer and Mr. Perry A. Roach, for defendant in error.


It is ordered and adjudged by this court that the judgment of the said Court of Appeals be, and the same is hereby, affirmed; upon finding that its entry of January 30, 1925, wherein it reversed the judgment of the court of common pleas stated that the cause was remanded for execution, whereas the court had in fact found that "the trial court should have granted a new trial" and its order then made was "judgment reversed and cause remanded for a new trial," and finding that its record did not in such respect correctly state its order and that the judgment theretofore entered was not the judgment actually rendered, the Court of Appeals was warranted in making said entry nunc pro tunc to correct its records and thereby make them speak the truth. This power to enter judgments, decrees and orders nunc pro tunc is inherent in the courts, both at law and in equity, and is not dependent for its existence on any statute. Section 11631, General Code, has no reference to any such proceeding and the limitations of Section 11640, General Code, have no application thereto.

Judgment affirmed.

KINKADE, ROBINSON, JONES MATTHIAS, DAY and ALLEN, JJ., concur.

MARSHALL C.J., not participating.


Summaries of

Heacock v. Byers

Supreme Court of Ohio
May 22, 1929
169 N.E. 295 (Ohio 1929)
Case details for

Heacock v. Byers

Case Details

Full title:HEACOCK v. BYERS

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: May 22, 1929

Citations

169 N.E. 295 (Ohio 1929)
169 N.E. 295

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