GILLIAM FURNITURE, INC. v. BENTWOOD, INC.

No. 452.

147 S.E.2d 612 (1966)

267 N.C. 119

GILLIAM FURNITURE, INC. v. BENTWOOD, INC. and Accurate Fabricating Company, Inc., and E. L. Lowe.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 20, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Collier, Harris & Collier, by Robert A. Collier, Jr., Statesville, for plaintiff appellee.

Battley & Frank, by Jay F. Frank, Statesville, for defendant appellant.


PLESS, Justice.

G.S. § 1-163 provides "the judge or court may, before and after judgment, in furtherance of justice, and on such terms as may be proper, amend any pleading * * * by inserting other allegations material to the case." Many annotations under this statute show that even without the statute the Superior Court possesses an inherent discretionary power to amend pleadings at any time and that amendments should be liberally allowed. It is said in Perkins...

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