Texas Supreme Court
Rose F. Mathes v. Etta Kelton…
June 14, 197821 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 424
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Civil Appeals, holding that the trial court's February 11 judgment was a valid exercise of its plenary power to modify a judgment before it became final. The Court rejected the notion that a judgment nunc pro tunc can correct a substantive judicial error, emphasizing that substance, not label, governs validity.