Ellis v. . Ellis

Is the consent judgment, March Term, 1925, in compromise and settlement of the differences existing between the plaintiff and the defendant void?

Unquestionably, “a void judgment is without life or force, and the court will quash it on motion, or ex mero motu. Indeed, when it appears to be void, it may and will be ignored everywhere, and treated as a mere nullity.” Carter v. Rountree, 109 N. C., 29; Moore v. Packer, 174 N. C., 665; Reynolds v. Cotton Mills, 177 N. C., 412.

It will be observed that the judgment sought to be vacated is a consent judgment. “A judgment or decree entered by consent…