Court Opinion

ID: 5201669
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-06 15:53:40.287662+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:27:12.531409
License: Public Domain

Laughlin, J.:
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant. After the defendant answered and noticed the case for trial, and placed it upon the calendar, the plaintiff settled Ins claim with the defendant and executed a release of his cause of action. The defendant thereafter and within the time within Which he was authorized to amend his answer as of course, and without leave of the court, served an alleged amended answer, setting up the release as a- defense.. It is manifest that this defense, arising after the original answer was served, could only be interposed by leave of the court and in the form of a supplemental answer. (Code Civ. Proc. § 544.)
.It follows that the order should be reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted, with ten dollars costs.
Patterson, P. J., Ingraham, - Clarke and Scott, JJ., concurred.
Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted, with ten dollars costs.