Legal Opinion

Bailey v. Smith

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 15, 1861PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Bellows J.

The action' is for goods sold and delivered, and goods bargained and sold, and is brought to recover the price of certain telegraph poles. It having been held, as matter of law, that there was no delivery, the plaintiff moved to amend by adding the special count for not accepting the poles bargained, and paying therefor.

We think the ruling of the coui’t, allowing the amendment, was right; that it was not introducing a new cause of action, within the principle of the decided cases, but that the court can see that the identity of the original cause is preserved; Stevens v. Mudgett, 10…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bryant v. WellsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1875
  2. Gilman v. CateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1875
  3. Mt. Washington Hotel Co. v. RedingtonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1875

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