Bell v. Morgan

Appellant sued on alleged “agreements in writing” for the sale of land in the District of Columbia. Since the writing on which appellant relied was plainly not an agreement, the District Court was right in awarding summary judgment to appellees.

Appellant moved after judgment for leave to file an amended complaint which, his motion says, “conforms the pleadings with the evidence * * The proposed complaint would allege, instead of an agreement in writing, an oral agreement evidenced by a memorandum in writing. The court declined to let appellant shift his ground after judgment had gone against…