Sec. 18. Any party to a submission may move the court to modify or correct the award in the following cases:

(1) When there is an evident miscalculation of figures, or an evident mistake in the description of any person, thing, or property referred to or mentioned in the award.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-57-1-18

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
(2) When the arbitrator has awarded upon a matter that was not submitted, and does not affect the merits of the decision upon the matters which were submitted.

(3) When the award is imperfect in some matter of form, that:

(A) does not affect the controversy; and

(B) if it had been a verdict, the defect could have been properly amended or disregarded by the court.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-1-17.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.