44 Miss. 47 | Miss. | 1870
In the circuit court of Chickasaw county, at the- October term, 1869, in an action of replevin, John C. f-Iolloway, administrator de bonis non, of Nancy J. Martin, deceased, recovered a judgment against Samuel C. Williams, administrator of Samuel Williams, deceased, for the sum of two thousand dollars debt, and ninety dollars damages, besides costs, etc.
The defendant in the court below, brought writ of error to the high court of errors and appeals, wherein, at the April term thereof, 1866, the writ of error was dismissed, and the judgment of the circuit court affirmed.
There is no appearance on the part of Samuel 0. Williams, in this court, and the cause has been once dismissed for want of prosecution, The summons contained, substantially, the facts set forth in the petition, the judgment, the death of Holloway, etc., and these facts being sworn to, and the defendant neglecting to appear in answer to the citation, the allegations may be assumed to be true, for the purpose sought to be attained. There is no reference to a writ of error ooram nobis in the code, but it is a common law right. 1 How., 122, Archbold’s Pr. & PI.
The judgment, as in this case, may be recalled, and the cause revived, either by this writ, or by motion, the latter mode having been several times adopted and acted upon in this court. All the facts considered, the practice adopted by counsel, in this instance, is little else than, if not equivalent^ to a motion.
Let the judgment be recalled and held for naught, being absolutely void as against a dead manat the time of the rem dition thereof, and the cause revived and restored to the docket, in the name of F. M. James, administrator, etc., of Nancy J. Martin, deceased, and the former judgment affirméd.