Grant v. Royster Guano Co.

1. “An amendment which sets forth an act of negligence additional to others originally pleaded as being a concurring and contributing cause of the injury, for which damages are asked in the original petition, does not add a new and distinct cause of action.” Bowen v. Adams, 129 Ga. 688 (2), 691 (59 S. E. 795). “An amendment to the petition, which merely varies the acts of negligence, but which does not complain of any different wrong or injury from that set forth in the original petition, is not subject to the objection that it sets forth a new cause of action.” King v. Seaboard Air-Line…