McDaniel v. . Leggett

The defendants’ appeal from the judgment below was based solely upon the ground that the judgment of the clerk of the Superior Court was void for want of authority, and that its affirmance by the judge could not give it life. It was contended that the motion of the appellees was to correct the record so as to include 1.3 acres of land omitted from the petition and orders by mistake, and that the findings of fact made out a case which required the aid of an equity which the clerk was without power to administer.

It is true the clerk has only such jurisdiction as is given by statute, Moore v.…