King v. Rodgers

1. A judgment may be amended by order of the court, to make it conform to the verdict upon which it is predicated (Civil Code of 1910, § 5697) ; and such an amendment may be made after the expiration of the term at which the judgment was entered (Irby v. Brown, 59 Ga. 597); though it is otherwise as to tl\e amendment of a judgment on the merits of a cause, where it is sought to amend after adjournment of such term, by reason of facts or conditions subsequently occurring. Richards v. McHan, 139 Ga. 37 (76 S. E. 382). “The rule has always been recognized in this State that a judgment may be…