Arnold v. Convalescent Care, Inc.
Smyth County Circuit Court
1Opinion of the Court
By
Judge C. Randall Lowe
The Court has before it Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave To Amend and a Motion To Compel. The Court has reviewed this matter, including the oral argument of counsel and the memoranda filed herein.
A Motion To Amend should be liberally granted, except in those cases where prejudice would result to the defendant. The defendants maintain that the plaintiff is not timely in the filing of the amendment. The Court can not find that granting the amendment would prejudice the defendant. Therefore, the Court grants the Motion To Amend. The defendants will have twenty-one days to file…
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