10 N.H. 165 | Superior Court of New Hampshire | 1839
The general doctrine is, that the plaintiff cannot be permitted to amend by filing a new count for a cause of action substantially different from that declared on in the first instance.
In eases where minors have been sued upon promissory notes, and have been disposed to take advantage of their infancy, the plaintiff has been permitted to amend by filing a count for goods sold, which formed the consideration of the note, and to recover on the ground that they were necessaries. The cases are not to be distinguished in principle, so far as the right to grant the amendment is concerned.
In this case it is understood that the plaintiff's cannot probably recover on the note, on account of the manner in which it was procured by their agent. (9 N. H. Rep. 197, Shaw & a. vs. Spooner.)
The plaintiffs may amend, by paying the defendant all his cost after the first term, up to this time, and taxing none during the same period if they should ultimately recover.