An irregular judgment, that is to say, a judgment rendered contrary to the course and ’practice of the Court, may be set aside at any time, even after the term of the Court which rendered it.
This was not controverted. And the judgment in this case being rendered by default final upon a former judg*46ment, it was supposed by His Honor to be irregular, because contrary to the provisions of C. C. P. §217.
His Honor was however, mistaken in supposing that, that section of the Code governed the practice in that case, be- . cause it had been suspended by the subsequent statue, Bat. Rev. ch. 18, suspending the Code. And the judgment was not rendered by the Clerk under C. C. P. §217, but by the •Court in term time, and was in all respects regular. It was ■error, therefore, to set it aside.
Error.
PeR CuRIam. Judgment reversed.
Note. — In a case between the same parties at the same term of said Court, before SchmcJc, J., the motion-was denied upon-the ground stated in the opinion, as follows :
An irregular judgment may be set aside at any time, but a regular judgment cannot be set aside after the term of the Court which rendered it. So the law stood before C. C. P., and so it stands now, except thaj; under C. C. P. § 133, even a regular judgment may be set aside for mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect of the party against whom it is rendered, if motion is made within one year.
More than a year had expired before ’the motion was made in this case, and, therefore, it cannot, be allowed.
No error.
Per CuRiaii. J udgment affirmed.