Jefferson v. Kennard

Citations

• 77 Ill. 246

Syllabus

<p>1. Amendment—changing character of bill. Where a bill for the specific performance of a contract of sale was amended by setting up false and fraudulent representations, not discovered to be false until after the filing of the original bill, and praying for a rescission of the contract: Held, that the amendment was properly allowed.</p> <p>2. Practice—waiving sioorn answer in amended bill. Where the original bill required an answer under oath, which was filed, and afterwards the complainant filed an amended bill, setting up new matter and dispensing- with a sworn answer: Held, that such waiver would not affect the answer under oath already filed, and extended only to the new matter set up in the amended bill.</p>