East Side Lumber & Coal Co. v. Barfield

Reid, Chief Justice.

Courts of record retain plenary control over orders and judgments during the term at which they are made, and, in the exercise of a sound discretion, may revise or vacate them. Bowen v. Wyeth, 119 Ga. 687 (46 S. E. 823); Gaines v. Gaines, 169 Ga. 432, 434 (150 S. E. 645). The principle applies to judgments of “in default.'' A defendant may, as a matter of right, open the default at the appearance term, by paying the accrued costs and filing his defense, provided he does so within thirty days after the entry of “in default” (Code § 110-402), and the judge may, in his…