Francis v. Francis

On March 25, 1942, a decree was entered in these proceedings granting James H. Francis a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from Mildred G. Francis. This decree fully adjudicated all matters in issue, gave all the relief contemplated, left nothing further to be decided, and dismissed the cause from the docket. It became, in every sense, a final decree at the end of the March, 1942, term of the trial court during which it was entered, or fifteen days after its rendition, whichever first happened. Virginia Code, 1942, (Michie) section 5962a.

On May 22, 1942, at a subsequent term of the trial court, ■a…