Brinson Railway Co. v. Green

1. The amendment to the petition did not introduce a new cause of action, but simply amplified and explained more in detail the circumstances under which the plaintiff was injured. It was properly allowed.

2. The petition as originally drawn charged the railway company with negligence in retaining in its employ an incompetent and unskilful servant as fireman; and this court ruled that the original petition set forth a cause of action. Green v. Brinson Railway Co., 16 Ga. App. 639 (85 S. E. 931). .By amendment the allegation to the effect that the company was negligent in retaining in' its…