Shackelford v. M. P. Levy & Co.

Citations

• 63 Miss. 125

Syllabus

<p>1. Judgment. Amendment of. Record.</p> <p>A judgment cannot be amended after the expiration of the term at which it was rendered, nor a judgment nunc pro tunc entered, unless the record itself show the facts authorizing such action. And the notes of the judge made on the docket, or memoranda found among the papers, cannot be considered as a part of the record. ,</p> <p>2. Same. Entry as to costs. Section 1497, Code of 1880, construed.</p> <p>Under $ 1497, Code of 1880, which provides that, if a plaintiff “shall not recover more than one hundred and fifty dollars, he shall not recover any costs of the defendant, unless the judge shall be of opinion, and so enter on the record, that the plaintiff had reasonable ground to expect to recover more than one hundred and fifty dollars,” such entry on the record must be made at the term at which the judgment is rendered.</p>