Orders remitting proceedings to a trial court for further hearing are to be construed consistently with the appellate court's reasons for judgment. Where no clerical mistake or accidental slip or omission is demonstrated, the slip rule cannot be used to seek clarification of such orders. Disputes about the scope of a remitted hearing are to be resolved by the trial judge, not the appellate court.
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