Legal Opinion

Commissioners' Court of Tarrant County v. Emerson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 9, 1969No. 17017PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LANGDON, Justice.

The question on this appeal is whether or not a nunc pro tunc judgment signed and entered by the court oh August 22, 1968 (after the court had lost jurisdiction of the case) is void because it attempted to correct a judicial error rather than a clerical error contained in the court’s previous judgment of July 15, 1968.

We are of the opinion and hold that the nunc pro tunc judgment was void and should be set aside.

The parties will be referred to as in the trial court, i. e., appellants as defendants and the appellees as plaintiffs.

On June 17, 1968, Tarrant County, acting…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Coleman v. ZappTexas Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Finlay v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Mullins v. ThomasTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Conley v. ConleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  5. Kibby v. LeonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. General Electric Capital Auto Financial Leasing Services, Inc. v. Stanfield, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2001
  2. Partee v. Phelps, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
  3. Worsham v. Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972

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