Case Name: Martin-Brown Co. v. A. J. Milburn
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1884-05-31
Citations: 2 Wilson 166
Docket Number: No. 2999
Parties: Martin-Brown Co. v. A. J. Milburn.
Judges: 
Reporter: Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals
Volume: 2
Pages: 166–167

Head Matter:
Martin-Brown Co. v. A. J. Milburn.
(No. 2999.)
Appeal from Montague County.

Opinion:
Opinion by
White, P. J.
§ 214. Amendment. Amendments of writs and pleadings have always been liberally allowed in our practice, when they could not operate to the material injury of parties in interest. [Roberson v. McIlhenny, 59 Tex. 615; Ryan v. Goldfrank, Frank & Co. 58 Tex. 356; Porter v. Miller, 1 Tex. 468.]
May 31, 1884.
§ 215. Same; of attachment writ. An attachment writ may be amended, so as to make it conform to the petition, etc., where the defect is merely clerical, and where no third party is^ interested, or could likely be affected by the amendment. [Drake on Attach. (5th ed.) § 282; Porter v. Miller, 7 Tex. 468.] In this case, plaintiff described itself in its petition as the "Martin-Brown Company." In the writ of attachment the clerk described the plaintiff as "Martin, Brown & Co."' Defendant moved to quash the writ because of this variance. Plaintiff asked leave to amend the writ, so as to make it conform to its petition in this particular. The court refused to permit the amendment, sustained the motion to quash the writ, and rendered judgment releasing the property attached. Held, error; that the court should have allowed the writ to be amended as asked, the defect being a clerical one, and there being no third party to be affected by such amendment.
Eeversed and remanded.