Haskins v. Ferris
Supreme Court of Vermont
Trover, brought in the county of Wasiiinston. At the May Term, 1848, of the county court, the defendant moved to dismiss the suit, on the ground that the plaintiff was allowed to amend the declaration, by adding a count for the conversion of additional property, — which motion was overruled; and on trial at a subsequent term it was ascertained, that the property included in the additional count was taken by the defendant at the same time with that mentioned in the original…
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Trover, brought in the county of Wasiiinston. At the May Term, 1848, of the county court, the defendant moved to dismiss the suit, on the ground that the plaintiff was allowed to amend the declaration, by adding a count for the conversion of additional property, — which motion was overruled; and on trial at a subsequent term it was ascertained, that the property included in the additional count was taken by the defendant at the same time with that mentioned in the original declaration. At the May Term, 1850, the defendant moved, that he be allowed to enter a review of the suit. At a previous…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
It seems to us, the amendment was correctly allowed in the present case. The rule laid down in Colby’s Practice, that the party may always amend by more correctly describing the cause of action' “ intended to be declared on,” seems to us the true ground, upon which to place this subject. In the present case there can be no doubt, the plaintiff intended to describe all the articles taken, as they constitute but one taking, and the defendant could not have been misled by the omission. The amendment was then correctly allowed.
The review was correctly denied. This has been long…
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