County Asphalt Co. v. Demien Construction Co.

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from the trial court’s judgment denying defendant’s motion for nunc pro tunc correction of a clerical error in the entry of a judgment assessing costs against defendant rather than plaintiff. The trial court denied the motion because it found that the parties had entered into a settlement agreement to pay the judgment in installments after the judgment was entered. We reverse and remand.

After a bench trial in the underlying action, the trial court sent a letter to counsel for defendant, Demien Construction Company, -with a copy to…