McKindley v. Buck

Citations

• 43 Ill. 488

Syllabus

<p>1. Practice—power of court over records after expiration of term. After a term of tlie Circuit Court has expired, no discretion or authority remains ■with that court to set aside a judgment. The court may amend it in a mere matter of form, upon due notice to the opposite party. Cook v. Wood, 24 Ill. 295.</p> <p>2. Writ of error coram nobis. This writ has never been in use in this State, and it has fallen into desuetude even in England. Its place is supplied by motion in the court where, and during the term when, the error in fact occurs.</p>