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Putman v. Williams

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 2, 1933
150 So. 702 (Ala. 1933)

Opinion

8 Div. 543.

November 2, 1933.

A. A. Williams, of Florence, for petitioner.

A claimant may at any time before final judgment amend his affidavit and claim bond. Drennen Co. v. Elrod, 20 Ala. App. 320, 101 So. 805; Code 1923, § 10389.

Bradshaw Barnett, of Florence, opposed.

Where the losing party is not entitled to recover in any event, he cannot be heard to complain of any error committed on the trial. Stephens v. Walker, 217 Ala. 466, 117 So. 22; Yates v. Huntsville H. H. Co. (Ala. Sup.) 39 So. 647; Riddle v. Bessemer S. P. Co., 170 Ala. 559, 54 So. 525; Merriweather v. Sayre M. M. Co., 182 Ala. 665, 62 So. 70; Butler-Kyser M. Co. v. C. of G. R. Co., 190 Ala. 646, 67 So. 393.


Regardless of the correctness of the opinion of the Court of Appeals in holding that the trial court did not err in declining to let the claimant amend his claim so as to strike therefrom the "three barrels of corn," the petition, opinion, and record clearly show that the petitioner was not thereby damaged. Had the amendment been allowed, the three barrels of corn would have been liable to the plaintiff's execution, and the claim bond would have been liable therefor, and the judgment rendered was to the same effect. Courts should not be called upon to do vain and useless things.

Writ denied.

ANDERSON, C. J., and GARDNER, FOSTER and KNIGHT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Putman v. Williams

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 2, 1933
150 So. 702 (Ala. 1933)
Case details for

Putman v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:PUTMAN v. WILLIAMS et al

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Nov 2, 1933

Citations

150 So. 702 (Ala. 1933)
227 Ala. 428

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