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55 Mich. 410

Abbott v. Chambers

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 6, 1885

Michigan Supreme Court · decided 1885-01-06

<p> Amendment of declaration on bond,. </p> <p>A declaration on the bond of a residuary legatee alleging the failure to pay a claim is amendable by adding a count alleging the failure to pay a note which constituted the claim, even though the note itself was outlawed; no new cause of action is added by such an amendment.</p>

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1914

1 state decisions

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Decided 1885-01-06

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¶1Suit on the bond of a residuary legatee, which was conditioned to pay the debts of the testator. The plaintiff by his declaration alleged as a breach the failure to pay a claim which had been allowed in his favor by the probate judge. Afterwards, against the objection of the defendants, he was allowed to add to his declaration a count alleging as the breach the failure to pay a note held by him, and which constituted the claim which had been allowed in his favor. The note was more than six years overdue when the amendment was allowed. The defendants now apply for mandamus to compel the vacating of the ordel permitting amendment.

¶2Held, that as the plaintiff had not been allowed to bring in by his amendment any new cause of action, the motion should be denied.

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