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· 1/9/1908

Smith's Heirs v. Railroad Lands Co.

Citations

  • 120 La. 564
  • 45 So. 441
  • 1908 La. LEXIS 540

Syllabus

<p>1. Judgment — Correction—Error in Judgment oe Another Tribunal.</p> <p>The erroneous description of land in the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction cannot be corrected by the court of another jurisdiction.</p> <p>'[Ed. Note. — For cases in-point, see Cent. Dig. yol. 30, Judgment, g 618.]</p> <p>2. Same — Lapse oe Time.</p> <p>The erroneous description was prepared at the instance of those who now complain of the final judgment, and was offered in evidence by them. No attempt for over 20 years was made to have the judgment corrected.</p> <p>3. Same — Error Relates to Main Object oe Original Suit.</p> <p>It was not a question of “construing,” ■“elucidating,” or “interpreting” a judgment; but in effect the demand is that it be corrected in a substantial particular.</p> <p>4. Same — No Precedent.</p> <p>The court found no precedent to sustain the proposition that such a -correction can be made under the fact and circumstances of the case.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>

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Judges: Breaux, Land

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