Little v. Fairchild

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Little v. Fairchild, 195 Pa. 614 (Pa. 1900)
46 A. 133; 1900 Pa. LEXIS 694
Blown, Dean, Fell, McCollum, Mitchell

Little v. Fairchild

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Fell,

The objection made to the amendment of the plaintiff’s statement that by it a new and independent cause of action was introduced was not well founded. The only effect of the amendment was to relieve the plaintiff of the necessity of proving that the sale had been made on a particular day. The cause of action remained the same. The allegation as to the time of sale which the defendants were required to meet was very general, but not more so than if it had been stated under a videlicet. Of this they had ample notice, six months before the trial, and ° objection on that ground could have been raised by demurrer or by a demand for a bill of particulars. Going to trial on the amended statement, without objection to its form, was a waiver of all objections on that ground.

The judgment is affirmed.

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Practice—Pleading—Amendment of statement. In an action of assumpsit, where a statement which avers that certain merchandise was sold on a day mentioned is amended by adding “or within six years before bringing this suit,” the cause of action is not changed. Going to trial on an amended statement without objection to its form is a waiver of objections on that ground.