Blakeney v. Easterwood

*798OPINION

Only two questions are involved in a decision of this case, namely, . whether plaintiff had the right to amend his petition and whether his cause of action was prescribed.

It is the settled jurisprudence of Louisiana that amendments of pleadings should be liberally allowed so as to accomplish the objects of justice.

Changing the amount sued for from $700.00 to $600.00 was not to the prejudice but rather to the advantage of defendant, and the evidence shows that the reduction was made as a concession to defendant and for the purpose of eliminating possible controversy as to the correct…