PrincipleCIVIL PROCEDURE – Amendment of Pleadings – Amendment First Sought on Appeal
- Area of law
- CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Court
- Supreme Court
Appellate courts can grant amendments even if first sought on appeal—not automatic bar. When permitted: If amendment: falls within amendment principles (Principles 602-605), all necessary evidence was before trial court, and would have been granted if sought there. "First brought in this court" doesn't prevent…
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