Pedavoli v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.

OPINION

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

At issue is the validity of a judgment nunc pro tunc purporting to set aside a prior written order dismissing the cause for want of prosecution.

The defendant, Inge Pedavoli, filed a motion challenging the court’s jurisdiction to proceed to trial on the merits. Plaintiff, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, filed a motion for judgment nunc pro tunc. Following a hearing, the trial court overruled defendant’s motion and rendered a judgment nunc pro tunc stating that the court by clerical error entered an order of dismissal for want of prosecution on June 18,…