O'NEIL v. Prosper Oil Company

LEVINE, Justice.

This is a consolidated appeal from orders denying Layne Lindberg’s motion to amend his answer and counterclaim and denying his demand for jury trial. Lindberg, a co-defendant in three collection actions, moved to amend his answer and counterclaim in two of those actions to allege tortious interference with contract and slander. Lind-berg demanded a jury trial for the first time in the proposed amended answer and counterclaim. The trial court denied Lind-berg’s motion to amend and his demand for jury trial. Lindberg appealed.

Where, as here, there is an appeal and there remain…