Case: Gazaway B. Lamar v. The United States
Abbreviation: Lamar v. United States
Decision Date: 1871-12
Docket Number: 
Citation: 7 Ct. Cl. 603
Volume: 7
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Gazaway B. Lamar v. The United States.
Judges: 
Pages: 603–604

Head Matter:
Gazaway B. Lamar v. The United States.
On Motion.
The claimant moves for leave to amend his petition in a suit wider the Abandoned or captured property act. Some of his amendments seek to introduce new causes of action into the petition. When the motion is made, more than two years have elapsed since the close of the rebellion, and a new suit on these would be barred by the limitation of the statute.
Iu a suit under the Abandoned or captured property act, new causes of action cannot bo introduced into tlio petition by amendment when a now suit would be barred by the limitation of the statute.
M)\ G. JF. Peclc for the claimant.
Mr. Assistant Attorney-General McMiehael for the defendants.

Opinion:
Per "Curiam.
The motion of the claimant for leave to amend his petition is allowed, so far as the proposed amend ments relate to the same cause of action as was set forth in his original petition. This includes only the first of said amendments.
The second, third, and fourth of said amendments propose to introduce into the case new causes of action, all of which have been barred by the statute of limitations. Such amendments are inadmissible.
The fifth amendment includes those in the aggregate of his claim, and like them is inadmissible.