Haskins v. Ferris

Sep 15, 1851
Reporters:
By the Court.

It seems to us, the amendment was correctly allowed ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‍in the present case. The rule laid down in Colby’s Practice, that the party may always amend by more correctly describing ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‍the cause of action’ “ intended to be declared on,” seems to us the true ground, upon which to place this ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‍subject. In the present case there can be no doubt, the plaintiff intended to describe all the articles taken, as ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‍they constitute but one taking, and the defendant could not have been misled by the omission. The amendment was then correctly ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‍allowed.

The review was correctly denied. This has been long settled.

Judgment affirmed.