Johnston v. Standard Oil Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Blease.

In this cause, on April 30, 1928, his Honor, Circuit Judge Mauldin, presiding in the Court of Common Pleas for Williamsburg County, at the instance of the defendant, made an order requiring plaintiff tO' amend his complaint in certain particulars, and to serve a copy of such amended complaint on the attorneys for the defendant within twenty days from the date of the order. The plaintiff did not serve the amended complaint within the required time. Within the twenty days allowed for serving it, request was made on the part of…