Legal Opinion

Gratz v. Phillips

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 1, 1809PublishedCited by 5 opinions

A CCOUNT render against the executors of Simon, wh~ was stated by the writ to have been the bailiff and receiv~ er of Michael Gràtz. Pleas, never bailiff or receiver, and mliv accounted.

1Opinion of the Court

Amendment of a declaration in account render permitted, by adding to a count which charged the defendants' testator as bailiff and receiver of the plaintiff, a count charging him as bailiff &c. of the plaintiff as surviving partner of A. although the writ corresponded with the first count.

Raule on a former day obtained a rule to shew cause why the declaration should not be amended by inserting a count in which the plaintiff was described as ~surviving partner, and his interest as having been held by him jointly with a certain Barnard Gratz deceased; and now in support of the rule, he ci• ted…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Coxe v. TilghmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1836
  2. Diehl v. M'GlueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1830
  3. Bixler v. KunkleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1828
  4. Bogart v. M'DonaldNew York Supreme Court · 1801
  5. Franklin ex rel. Gross v. MackeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1827

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