I recently received a judgement in my favor, from a local (State) trial court. In reading it, I noticed that the presiding judge has made several grammatical and spelling errors in his “Memorandum of Decision”-which was filed with the court docket, and is the basis of the judgement.
My question: can the opposing attorney use this as a basis to throw out/contest the ruling?
Do I need to get my lawyer to check this?
Depends what they are, really. Usually a typo isn’t fatal. http://www.adl.org/MWD/suss4.asp
Of course, a typo that changes the meaning of the judgment is a bit different. If the judge put a “not” where you don’t think there should be one or typed your opponent’s name after “in favor of” or something like that, you need to talk to a lawyer right away.
If you’re already paying a lawyer for this case, the best bet is to contact the lawyer and get advice specific to your jurisdiction.