Case Name: JAMES P. ENNIS and others vs. ELIZABETH ENNIS
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Decision Date: 1852
Citations: 5 Harr. 390
Docket Number: 
Parties: JAMES P. ENNIS and others vs. ELIZABETH ENNIS.
Judges: 
Reporter: Delaware Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 390–390

Head Matter:
JAMES P. ENNIS and others vs. ELIZABETH ENNIS.
Amendment of original writ allowed.
This was an action of Avaste. The process on which it was commenced was a copias, instead of summons, as provided by Code, 293. After a vie w moved and granted,
Robinson, for plaintiff.
Saulsbury, for defendant.
Mr. Robinson,
for the plaintiff, moved to amend the writ, by substituting a summons for a copias which the court allowed, though it was resisted by Mr. Saulsbury, as in fact originating a suit, which was not now lawfully in court. The plaintiff had no right to bring defendant here by a copias; he could institute this suit only by summons.

Opinion:
Amendment alloAved.