Ayers v. Taylor

1. While, under the Code of 1933, § 81-1303, that “no amendment adding a new and distinct cause of action . . shall be allowed unless expressly provided by law,” and that “a suit on quantum meruit or open account can not by amendment be converted into a suit on an express contract” (Jones v. Schacter, 31 Ga. App. 709 (3), 710, 121 S. E. 691; Kraft v. Rowland, 33 Ga. App. 806, 808, 128 S. E. 812), yet where a petition declares upon a quantum meruit, and an amendment is allowed, subject to the right of demurrer, adding a paragraph declaring *535upon an express contract without striking the quantum…