Elder v. Jones

RAPER, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Rexford M. Elder, appeals from a judgment of the district court which found that he and his business associate, A. M. “Cy” Harris, 1 breached their contract with the appellee, Walter V. Jones. The judgment awarded appellee damages of $14,993.15. The appellant asserts a number of errors which we shall summarize as follows:

1.The district court erred in permitting the appellee to amend his pleadings to include a theory of breach of contract at the opening of the trial. Rule 15(b), W.R.C.P. 2 Further, the district court erred in failing to grant a continuance…