Legal Opinion

Lamar v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided December 15, 1871PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per "Curiam.

The motion of the claimant for leave to amend his petition is allowed, so far as the proposed amend*604ments relate to the same cause of action as was set forth in his original petition. This includes only the first of said amendments.

The second, third, and fourth of said amendments propose to introduce into the case new causes of action, all of which have been barred by the statute of limitations. Such amendments are inadmissible.

The fifth amendment includes those in the aggregate of his claim, and like them is inadmissible.

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jo C. Calhoun, Jr., and Esther C. Young, Executors of the Estate of Niels A. Christensen, Deceased v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
  2. Hamner v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1877
  3. Mount v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  4. Thomas's administrator v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1879