Ward v. Ullery

This appeal arises out of a controversy as to whether a final judgment rendered by the District Court of Jefferson County contained a clerical error or a judicial error.

The case arose when Susan Ullery filed suit against Southern Haulers, Inc., John Karmel Ward, and other fictitious defendants alleging property damage due to a traffic accident. A collision had occurred between Ullery and a Southern Haulers truck driven by their employee, Ward. Later Ullery amended her complaint to include an allegation that she had also suffered personal injuries.

A trial was held in the district court. At…