OPINION
PEEPLES, Justice.
In this case we must decide whether a trial court can amend a default judgment record after the defaulted party has perfected a writ of error appeal. We hold that it cannot.
Defendant Maurice Gerdes was served on April 29, 1988. When he failed to answer, plaintiff Marion State Bank obtained a default judgment on June 20, 1988. After the judgment had become final and the court had lost plenary power to modify it, Gerdes brought...
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