Dobson v. Riedel Survey & Engineering Co.

SMART, Judge.

This case involves an attempt by a trial court to correct an allegedly erroneous judgment entry seven months after the entry of judgment. The appellant, Leon Dobson, contends that the court cannot amend the judgment to correct an alleged clerical error without some objective substantiation from the record that a clerical error was made. Because we agree, and because we conclude that in this case there is no substantiation in the record we vacate the trial court’s order attempting to correct the previously entered judgment.

On February 21, 1997, Leon Dobson filed suit against…