Estate of Gerhardus

Did the court have power to make the order in question? If not, our labor is at an end; if so, we must determine whether such power was rightfully exercised.

It is well established in this jurisdiction that the trial court has the inherent power to alter, modify or reverse any order, judgment, or decree during the term at which it was made. Hudelson v. Sanders-Swafford Co. et al., 111 Or. 600 (227 Pac. 310), citing many decisions of this court. In a few jurisdictions it is held that an order erroneously denying a motion for a new trial can be corrected only on appeal, but such rule does not…