Case ID: howell-np_1/html/0146-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Brown, J.:", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

United States Circuit — Eastern District of Michigan.
    
    PAUL HARRY vs. PHILIP URIDGE et. al.
    
      Amended Harr. — Hew Parties.
    
    New names cannot be included as parties after the original Narr has been filed.
    In 1883 Captain Paul Harry, ef Canada, fell down a stairway on Griswold street, Detroit, and was injured.
    
      The cause of the accident was claimed to be the breaking of the hand rail, put up by Uridge & Brooks, defendants.
    He accordingly brought suit against this firm in the United States circuit court for $5,000 damages.
    During the trial of the case he obtained permission, upon the withdrawal of a juror, to file a new declaration, in which he included Christie & DeGraff, makers of the railing, as defendants.
    A motion was made to strike this amended Narr. from the files.
    (January, 1884.)
    
      Griffin & Warner for Plaintiff.
    
      H. M Duffield for Defendants.
   Brown, J.:

The motion must be granted.

New names cannot be included as parties to a suit after the original declaration has been filed.