Puckett v. Gunther
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Blackhawk District Court.— Hon. Pranklin O. Platt, Judge. In an action brought to recover damages for false and fraudulent representations in a contract for the exchange of properties, the plaintiff recovered judgment on a verdict of the jury against the defendant.
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Appeal from Blackhawk District Court.— Hon. Pranklin O. Platt, Judge. In an action brought to recover damages for false and fraudulent representations in a contract for the exchange of properties, the plaintiff recovered judgment on a verdict of the jury against the defendant. Thereupon the defendant served notice of an appeal from such judgment, his abstract showing the judgment to have been rendered on May 26, 1905, 'and notice of appeal to have been served and filed on July 10th following. On January 7, 1907, the plaintiff applied by motion to the district court in which the judgment was…
1Opinion of the CourtMcOuain, J.
We are concerned first with the question raised on the second appeal as to the right of a trial court to modify or change the record of the judgment involved in the first appeal so as to show that the judgment was not in fact entered until after notice of appeal from that judgment was served.
*6491. Correction of court records: appeal. *648The claim of the appellee is that under Code, section 4127, the lower court had the power to perfect its record so as to show the facts with reference to the date of the entry of the judgment; but it is contended for appellant that this power exists only by virtue of…
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