French v. C.F. T. Company

When the court rendered its decree on the tenth day of October, 1925, and that decree was entered by the clerk on the bar docket, the decree became final unless set aside. The certified copy of the decree attached to the notice of appeal shows that the decree was so rendered and entered on the journal on the tenth day of October, 1925. Any time after that date either party had the right to appeal therefrom. Spreading the journal entry on the journal is purely a ministerial act and the failure of the clerk to promptly spread the journal entry on the journal does not change the finality of the…