Hatcher v. . Williams

The case involves tie right of plaintiff to amend the complaint, and the appropriateness of the-amendment filed.

First, in respect of the permission granted the plaintiff to amend the complaint, it is enough to say this was a matter resting in the sound discretion of the trial court. G. S., 1-163; McIntosh on Procedure, 512.

Secondly, the appropriateness of the amendment, while stressfully challenged, is to be found in its consistency with the gravamen of the complaint. The action is for an accounting. The agreement of 2 September, 1942, outlines the rights of the parties in respect of the…