82 Ind. 524 | Ind. | 1882
Proceedings to correct a judgment. The judgment was rendered against the appellant by default, at the June term, 1878, of the circuit court, and the correction made, upon motion at the ensuing November term. The appellant was served with notice, and appeared at the hearing of the motion, and now claims to have made a number of objections to the proceedings; but the record shows only a general exception to the order for the correction, no ground of objection being stated. The bill of exceptions is also defective in that it does not contain a copy of the motion on which the court acted. A reference is made by the clerk to' a copy which precedes the bill of exceptions; but, as is well settled, such reference can be made only to documents, which, in the place referred to, are proper parts of the record. The motion in question was to obtain the correction of a clerical misprision, whereby, in the entry of the judgment, the plaintiff’s name was written Kelley instead of Keller. Such correction, it has been determined, may be made upon mere
The proceedings for the correction of such mistakes are not governed by the 99th section of the code. See Miller v. Royce, 60 Ind. 189, and cases cited.
Judgment affirmed, with costs.