29 Iowa 488 | Iowa | 1870
Defendant moved to strike from the amended petition all therein contained beyond the averments of the original, because it set up a new cause of action, and was an entire change of claim. This motion was overruled, and of this action defendant complains.
There was no -departure from the original cause of action, but the same cause was stated more at length and more specifically. The right of plaintiff to amend is undenied ; and if defendant, because of the new matter, was taken by surprise or was unable to then go to trial, he might have good cause tor a continuance to prepare for trial, but certainly it would be no ground for a motion to strike. Rev. §§ 2977-2979; Hays v. Turner, 23 Iowa, 214; Fulmer v. Same, 22 id. 230, and cases there cited; and also Correll v. Glascock, 26 id. 83; Avery v. Wilson, id. 574; Hunt v. Hoover, 24 id. 230; Nettman v. Schramm, 23 id. 521.
This clause plaintiffs struck from their petition, offered no evidence in its support, claimed nothing upon it in
The trial did not commence until several days after the continuance was refused.
In such a case who would say that the corroborative evidence should not be considered to remove the doubt thrown upon his credibility by proof of bad character ?
Affirmed.