Morton v. State

This is a motion asking this court to set aside a decision following the trial of two claims, Nos. 32839 and 34235, and for an order correcting the decision of this court. The motion asserts that the decision contains an obvious and inadvertent mistake of fact.

Following the rendition of a decision no substantial change can be made by a trial judge in the finding’s of fact and conclusions of law. (President & Directors of Manhattan Co. v. Erlandson, 36 N. Y. S. 2d 136, on motion for reargument 36 N. Y. S. 2d 141.) Following a decision, the power of the trial court by way of amendment of a…