Legal Opinion
Greenspon v. Supermarkets General Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 4, 1990No. 87 Civ. 7029 (RPP)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT P. PATTERSON, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiff applies pursuant to Rules 15(a) and (b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to amend the ad damnum to reflect a claim for punitive damages and to amend its complaint to increase its claim for compensatory damages to 4 million dollars. Plaintiff’s present ad damnum is for 1 million dollars in compensatory damages. Such amendments are to be liberally permitted unless there is prejudice to a party. Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 83 S.Ct. 227, 9 L.Ed.2d 222 (1962); Loomis v. Civetta Construction Corp., 54 N.Y.2d 18, 444…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Loomis v. Civetta Corinno Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Greenspon v. Supermarkets General Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
3Cited by6 opinions
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