Fanning v. Richards

The defendants appeal from orders of the trial court vacating orders of dismissal without prejudice. The orders vacating the orders of dismissal and reinstating the cases on the trial docket were made during the same term of court in which the earlier orders of dismissal were made.

The only issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in vacating the orders of dismissal and reinstating the cases on the trial docket.

A District Court has inherent power to vacate or mod ify its own judgment at any time during the term at which it is rendered; such action rests in the sound discretion of…