Case Name: Newland administrator of Newland against Douglass
Court: New York Supreme Court of Judicature
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1806-11
Citations: 2 Johns. 63
Docket Number: 
Parties: Newland administrator of Newland against Douglass.
Judges: 
Reporter: Johnson's Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 62–62

Head Matter:
Newland administrator of Newland against Douglass.
This was an action of assumpsit. The intestate and defendant had submitted their accounts and controversies to five arbitrators who awarded $1 50 cts. in favour of the intestate, which was paid to him by the defendant, mi • -i t • A-, a/» i * I he present suit was brought to recover frlyo 1 ct. being the amount of a mistake made by the arbitrators in the subtraction of figures in making up the award. To . , „ . . . „ , , prove the mistake, two of the arbitrators were called and sworn upon the trial. The judge ruled .that the proof ivas inadmissible, and a verdict was accordingly taken for ° ■ the defendant.
Where arbi-' senby thepar-4i®s’ ,make a mistake in the calculation, of the sum to be awarded, an “c¡íj0"0'l|:lie!at'^ correct the mistake. The evidence of the proveíhe mistake> }s inad' missible.
The case was submitted without argument, and the only question was as to the competency of the proof.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The evidence was inadmissible, and a suit at law will not lie, to re-examine the merits of an award. A court of chancery may correct a palpable mistake.or miscalculation, made by the arbitrators, or relieve against their partiality or corruption. (3 Atk. 644.) But there is no such remedy at law, in a case of submission, not within the statute. (2 Wils. 148. 1 Salk. 73.)
Judgment for the defendant.