86 Wis. 493 | Wis. | 1893
In the complaint the title of the plaintiff is “i?. G. G/iandos, administrator of the estate of Marian L. Bensley, deceased.” The jurat is “ that he is administrator of the estate of Marian L. Bensley, deceased, the plaintiff in this action,” eta. The complaint states “ that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff for work, labor, and services done and performed by said plaintiff” etc., “ in turning in, securing, storing, and safely keeping a large quantity of pine saw logs in, the storage pond or room within the booms of this said plaintiff\ situated in the city of Centraba,” etc. The answer admits that the plaintiff is
On the trial the plaintiff commenced to read the deposition of Edward McMahon, and read the third interrogatory asking the witness if he knew of Marian L. Bensley owning or having under her possession or control in the city of Centraba booms and a pond for securing and storage of saw logs during the year’s 1884 and 1885. The counsel of the defendant thereupon objected to any testimony under the complaint on the ground that this is an action in favor of B. G. Chandos as an individual and not as administrator. The plaintiff’s counsel asked leave to amend the complaint in two places by inserting the words “ Marian L. Bensley ” in the place and stead of the wrord “ plaintiff.” The defendant objected to the amendment. The court said: “ I do not think the law will permit an amendment. The case may go on on the complaint, as I interpret it to mean a cause of action against the defendant in favor of Mr. Chanclos as an individual and not as administrator of Marian L. Bensley.” The attorney of the plaintiff said: “ Our case is in favor of the administrator of Marian L. Bensley.” The court ordered a nonsuit. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and judgment for nonsuit and for costs was rendered.
It does not require a very liberal construction of the complaint for any one to understand that by the word “ plaintiff ” in those two places is meant Marian L. Bensley, deceased. Such meaning is obvious from the complaint itself. The
By the Oourt.— The judgment of the. circuit court is reversed, and the cause remanded for a new trial.