Lee Foundation, Inc. v. Moran & Co.

Bell, Presiding Judge.

It has often been ruled that a court has plenary control of its judgments and orders during the term at which they are rendered and may amend, supersede, or vacate them for cause appearing or to promote justice. E. g., Berrien County Bank v. Alexander, 154 Ga. 775, 778 (115 SE 648). But the power so to deal with a judgment is not an unlimited or arbitrary power, but a discretionary one, which must not be abused; it is purely a legal discretion. Cahoon v. Wills, 179 Ga. 195, 196 (175 SE 563). A motion to vacate a judgment addressed to the court’s discretion should not be…