Court Opinion

ID: 9829255
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 19:08:06.643247+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:42:59.076822
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On Motion for Rehearing.
In his motion for rehearing, appellant insists that the case be reversed and rendered, instead of being remanded with instructions. We have concluded, upon further investigation, that appellant is correct.
 The only issue before the trial court was whether or not the award of the arbitrators should be set aside or entered as the judgment of the court. The trial court had no authority to alter or amend that award, nor to reopen the same on its merits. The only jurisdiction, if the award were valid, under article 231, R. S. 1925, was to enter same as the judgment of the court; and in that - respect his acts are purely ministerial. Having concluded that the award as made was void and should be set aside, the parties are relegated to their rights under their contracts. Mottier v. Nilson (Tex. Civ. App.) 22 S.W.(2d) 325; 5 C. J. 167, 204.
This icourt should render the judgment which should have been entered by the trial court. Judgment of the trial court is, therefore, reversed, and judgment here rendered setting aside the award of the arbitrators entered as the judgment of that court, without prejudice, however, to any rights of either party arising under their contract.
Motion granted, judgment of trial court reversed, and judgment rendered.