Graham Paper Co. v. Wohlwend
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines District Court. — Hon. W. S. Witi-irow, Judge. Plaintiff asks to have a judgment entered in the circuit court in 1886 in its favor against J. J. Wohlwend & Son so corrected as to show that it was rendered not only against said firm, but also against this defendant as a member of said firm. The lower court denied the relief asked, and plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
McClain, J. —
1 There are two difficulties in the way of granting the relief asked in the lower court. In the first place, it does not appear in any way that the circuit court rendering the judgment referred to ever intended to enter a judgment against this defendant individually, and a proceeding for entry of judgment wane pro tunc can only be sustained where there was in fact a judgment. Such *359a proceeding is not a proper one for reviewing and correcting errors in the action of the court in failing to render a judgment which should have been rendered.
2 In the second place, it does not appear…
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