Coker v. Monaghan Mills
Citations
- 119 F. 706
- 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 5350
Syllabus
<p>1. Amendment of Complaint—Stating New Cause of Action.</p> <p>Under the rule in South Carolina, the court cannot permit a complaint to be amended by the addition of allegations showing a liability on the part of a defendant against whom the original complaint states no cause of action, and when such proposed amendment is directly contradictory of the allegations of the original complaint.</p>
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- “In seeking leave to modify the Rule 16 Order to 7 allow amendment, plaintiff has the burden of establishing good cause within the meaning 8 of that Rule.”
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Judges: Brawley
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