Legal Opinion

United States ex rel. Lewers & Cooke, Ltd. v. Burrell Construction Co.

District Court, D. Hawaii

Decided February 4, 1910Published

At Law: Motion to amend complaint.

1Opinion of the CourtDole, J.

The intervention was by Robert Dalziel, Jr. The motion is that Robert Dalziel, Jr. Company, a corporation, be substituted in the place of Robert Dalziel, Jr., wherever the latter name appears in the complaint.

The general rule supported by the weight of authority is that “an amendment which chang’es a party to a suit cannot be made.” Little v. Water Go., 9 Nev. 317, 320; Leaird v. Moore, 27 Ala. 326; Bassett v. Fish, 75 N. Y. 303; Milk Pan Co. v. Remington, 89 N. T. 22; Emerson v. Wilson, 11 Vt. 357; Steiner Bros. v. Stewart, 33 So. 343. The Hawaiian Supreme Court, in Lum Sung v. Luning, 13…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bassett v. . FishNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  2. Leaird v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
  3. Burk v. AndisIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. Town of BoswellIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
  5. John H. Randolph, of Algernon S. Randolph, Deceased, in Error v. Israel Barrett, of Joel F. Randolph, Deceased, in ErrorSupreme Court of the United States · 1842

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