Case Name: Siver against North
Court: New York Supreme Court of Judicature
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1820-10
Citations: 18 Johns. 310
Docket Number: 
Parties: Siver against North.
Judges: 
Reporter: Johnson's Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 310–310

Head Matter:
Siver against North.
The plaintiff "deSd defendant ins pipi the 20days, by adding a new count,oranew only be d®ne Court.76 °f the
1 THE declaration in this cause contained a single count, t0 which the defendant pleaded the general issue, and a spceial plea, and gave notice of a rule that the plaintiff reply, &c. Within twenty days thereafter, the plaintiff delivered to the defendant a declaration which he had amended, , iir> _ by adding a second count, with notice to plead, &c. which amendment had been made without any application to the Court. The defendant’s attorney, without regarding the second declaration, entered the default of the plaintiff for not replying to the plea to the first declaration.
E. Williams, for the plaintiff, moved tq set aside the default.
Starkweather, contra.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The plaintiff cannot.amend his declaration, as of course, by adding a new count 5 nor can the defendant amend his plea, of course, by adding a new plea. It can only be done by leave of the Court, on special application for that purpose. On this ground, the motiou ought to be denied; but as there appears to have been a mistake on the part'of the plaintiff's attorney, as to the practice, we grant the rule, on payment of costs.