Case ID: iowa_28/html/0570-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Per Curiam.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Johnson v. Chaplin et al.
    
    Amendment ¡ aeter appeal. A plaintiff cannot amend his petition so as to increase his claim for damages after appeal, and while the cause is pending in the appellate tribunal.
    
      Appeal from Blaeh Hawh Ci/reuit Court'.
    
    Saturday, April 29.
    
      Bois, Allen <£¡ Goueh for the appellant.
    
      G. Bishop for the appellees.
   Per Curiam.

In this case the plaintiff, who is the appellant, obtained a judgment in the Circuit Court for all the damages he claimed in his petition. He appealed to the General Term, and there asked leave to amend his petition, so as to increase his claim for damages. This was denied, and the judgment of the Circuit Court was affirmed. It was too late to amend . after the cause was pending in an appellate tribunal; and- the plaintiff, having recovered all he claimed in his petition, could not have been prejudiced by any error he alleges. The judgment must therefore be

Affirmed.