Piatkowski v. Mok

This is a personal-injury auto negligence action, commenced September 22,1964, three years to the day after the accident. In 1968 plaintiff Helen Piatkowski filed a motion to increase her ad damnum clause to $300,000. The motion was denied “without prejudice”. Plaintiff, on leave granted, appeals from the order denying the motion.

The trial court’s reasons for denial of the motion do not appear in the record nor do we perceive the meaning of the words “without prejudice” in this context.

GCR 1963, 518.3 provides:

“Except as to a party against whom a judgment is entered by default, every final…