# Stafford v. Van Zandt

> New York Supreme Court · October 15, 1800 · 2 Johns. Cas. 66

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/5474778

## Case

- **Full name:** Stafford against Van Zandt
- **Court:** New York Supreme Court
- **Decided:** October 15, 1800
- **Citations:** 2 Johns. Cas. 66
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Per Curiam.
The variance between the sum reported by the referees and the amount of the judgment, is a fatal error. *66 Without expressing an opinion on the other points, let the judgment for this cause be reversed.
Judgment reversed.( a )
(a) The judgment ought to follow the finding of the referee or of the jury. See Brown v. Chase, 4 Mass. R. 436 . Hence in Bent v. Patten, 1 Rand. 25 , it was decided that an error in entering up judgment as to the rate of interest, was not merely a clerical error, but one which could only be rectified by an appellate court; see also, Hayton v. Hope, 3 Mis. 53 . As to correcting judgments docketed by mistake for less than the true sum; see Hunt v. Grant, 19 Wend. 90 .

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