Smith & Cabiness v. Alston

Citations

• 40 Tex. 139

Syllabus

<p>1. This court will not entertain a motion presented at a former term to reform the decree or to correct the opinion rendered at such former term.</p> <p>2. Mor will a general order of the former term continuing all cases not otherwise disposed of, have the effect of continuing such motion, or of conferring jurisdiction upon the court at the succeeding term to alter or reform such judgment.</p> <p>3. Dicta discussed: Courts and the members thereof only responsible for the correctness of the judgment, not for the course of argument by which such conclusion is reached; that, to a great degree, is left to the judge writing the opinion.</p>