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Price v. Brown

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 5, 1889
112 N.Y. 677 (N.Y. 1889)

Summary

In Price v. Brown, 112 N.Y. 677, "where upon trial before a referee of an action to recover a balance of trust funds alleged to have been in the hands of defendant's testator at the time of his death, the referee allowed an amendment of the complaint by striking out a credit given by mistake and increasing the amount claimed, and where the judgment entered upon the referee's report was reversed and a new trial granted," it was held that the amendment did not introduce a new cause of action and was within the discretion of the referee.

Summary of this case from Estate of William Munzor

Opinion

Argued December 4, 1888

Decided March 5, 1889

Nathaniel C. Moak for appellants.

John L. Hill and George H. Starr for respondent.



FINCH, J., reads for affirmance.

All concur.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Price v. Brown

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 5, 1889
112 N.Y. 677 (N.Y. 1889)

In Price v. Brown, 112 N.Y. 677, "where upon trial before a referee of an action to recover a balance of trust funds alleged to have been in the hands of defendant's testator at the time of his death, the referee allowed an amendment of the complaint by striking out a credit given by mistake and increasing the amount claimed, and where the judgment entered upon the referee's report was reversed and a new trial granted," it was held that the amendment did not introduce a new cause of action and was within the discretion of the referee.

Summary of this case from Estate of William Munzor
Case details for

Price v. Brown

Case Details

Full title:CONSTANCE B. PRICE, Respondent, v . STEPHEN BROWN et al., as Executors…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 5, 1889

Citations

112 N.Y. 677 (N.Y. 1889)
21 N.Y. St. Rptr. 573
20 N.E. 417

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