Hudgins Transfer Company v. Law

1. .There is no merit in the contention that the plaintiff below had no right to amend counts one and five, and amend the petition by adding count six. We can find no precedent on this question, but the case was reversed and the trial court reinvested with jurisdiction. The plaintiff could add additional counts, provided they were good and were based on the same cause of action, and we see no reason why he could not amend those which had been held to be bad, since the effect of their being bad did not result in a dismissal of the case. The situation here is not analogous to a case where a…