Legal Opinion
Tibbs v. Parrott
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
Decided July 15, 1804PublishedCited by 5 opinions
moved to amend the declaration by specifying the names of the company. Mr. Mason asked if there was any thing to amend by, and cited the cases of Nicholls v. Harrison, decided at December term, 1802 (not reported), which was a refusal by the court (Marshall, Chief Judge, and Cranch, Circuit Judge, against the opinion of Kilty, Chief Judge), to allow covenant to be changed to case, or case to covenant.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT
(nem. con.) allowed Mr. Swann to amend, it being a different amendment from the one mentioned by Mr. Mason, and not changing the cause of action; but THE COURT expressed an unwillingness to extend the rule further than it had been.
2Cited by5 opinions
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