Case Name: The Hastings and Grand Island Railroad Company, plaintiff in error, v. Charles C. Ingalls, defendant in error
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Nebraska
Decision Date: 1882-07
Citations: 13 Neb. 279
Docket Number: 
Parties: The Hastings and Grand Island Railroad Company, plaintiff in error, v. Charles C. Ingalls, defendant in error.
Judges: 
Reporter: Nebraska Reports
Volume: 13
Pages: 279–280

Head Matter:
The Hastings and Grand Island Railroad Company, plaintiff in error, v. Charles C. Ingalls, defendant in error.
Practice in supreme court. A transcript and petition in error were filed, in the supreme court within one year from the rendition of the judgment. But after the expiration of the year, the plaintiff asked for and obtained leave to amend his petition in eiTor by making new assignments. On a motion to strike the petition in error from the files, Held, That the court had authority to permit an amendment as to any matter contained in the transcript, proper to be considered on error.
Motion to strike petition in error from the files.
Brown & By an Brothers, for the motion.
Batty & Bagan, and John Doniphan, contra.

Opinion:
By the Court.
The transcript and petition in error in this case were properly filed in this court within one year from the rendition of the judgment in the court below. After the expiration of one year from the time the judgment was rendered the plaintiff in error asked for and obtained leave to amend his petition in error by making new assignments. The defendant now moves to strike the petition in error from the files, upon the ground that as the amendment was made after the expiration of a year from the date of the judgment the court did not acquire jurisdiction of the amendment. A petition in error is within the provisions of the code as to amendments. Spencer v. Thistle, ante p. 201. And may be amended in any case when the amendment will be in furtherance of justice. The amendment may be made as to any matter embraced in the record, which may be assigned for error, the transcript for that purpose being the case, and the power of amendment as to all matters in the transcript proper to be considered is entirely within the discretion of the court. The motion must be overruled.
Motion overruled.