Surfside Hotel, Inc. v. W. E. Moorehead Co. Inc.

ADAMS, J.:

This is an appeal from a final decree quieting title in the plaintiff.

The dispute is over a piece of land 3.06 feet by 30 feet in length.

Appellant contends the chancellor abused his discretion by allowing plaintiff to amend the bill after the taking of testimony. The amendment referred to the same property but changed the character of the description. The law has long been settled, that chancellors are allowed great latitude in allowing amendments and their action will not be set aside unless the abuse is clearly shown and that the offended party was prejudiced in some legal manner.…