Peterson v. Castano

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred by denying the plaintiff’s motion to amend his motions for judgment to increase each ad damnum clause.

Plaintiff, Emery C. Peterson, was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Alexandria on April 10, 1996. He filed a motion for judgment against Lorenzo M. Castaño and his employer, El Mercado, Inc., and alleged that Castano’s negligent operation of a motor vehicle was a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. The plaintiff also filed a separate motion for judgment against another driver of a motor vehicle involved in the same…