72 Iowa 154 | Iowa | 1887
In December, 1885, a decree was entered in an action brought to foreclose a mortgage by the plaintiff against the defendant and others. The mortgage was on the real estate referred to in Johnson v. Moser, 66 Iowa, 536. In August, 1886, the plaintiff filed a motion to correct, by striking out a clause in the decree, on the ground that it was made a part of the decree by mistake. The court so found, and the relief asked by the plaintiff was granted. In so ruling the appellant insists that the court erred, for the reason that no mistake was made, and, if there was, that the same cannot be corrected in this proceeding. Upon looking into the record, we think the mistake was one of law, as to the legal effect of the clause of the decree in question, and that such mistake is not contemplated by section 179 of the Code. The decree was prepared by counsel for thé plaintiff, and, upon being submitted to counsel for the appellant, he prepared an addition thereto, which was amended by counsel for the plaintiff, and the same became a part of the decree, and was so entered by the clerk; and it is this portion of the
The order made correcting this decree must be
Eeveesed.