Legal Opinion

Marx v. Brown & Co.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1874PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error from Marion. Tried below before the Hon. J. D. McAdoo.

1Opinion of the Court

Roberts, Chief Justice.

The main point in the case is, Can the defendant in error, upon application and notice, correct the judgment in the District Court erroneously entered by mistake of the clerk, and bring up the transcript of the record with the judgment corrected nunc pro tunc, and have it affirmed with damages ?

The error in amount, which was corrected by the amendment of the judgment, was an excess of one dollar and eighty-five cents, (as it is said by both parties.) This was a mistake in calculation of interest, and allowing credits on a large amount of money, and is relatively too…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. McRimmon v. MartinTexas Supreme Court · 1855

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Wichita Valley Railway Co. v. PeeryTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Granberry v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
  3. Ramey v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Adams v. JordanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  5. Stanford v. ChamblissCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940

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