Malott v. Randall

Petitioner Emil Heber, plaintiff in intervention, petitions for writ of certiorari, or in the alternative for writs of prohibition and mandamus, and seeks determination of the issue: “Did the superior court err in ordering, on September 19, 1972, that clerical mistakes in filing the findings of fact, conclusions of law and judgment in this case be corrected pursuant to CR 60 (a) ?”

This case was heard on its merits by the superior court and findings of fact, conclusions of law and judgment were signed on July 5, 1972. These documents were then handed to a deputy clerk of the superior court for…