THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 59: IT IS TOO LATE TO RAISE THIS NOW: CLAIMANT ALLOWED TO RELY ON AMENDED PLEADINGS EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO DO SO

Here we have a case where the claimant amended his pleading extensively, going beyond the limited permission that the court had granted. The defendants noted that and objected to it, however they did nothing about it for 10 months. At trial the judge held that it was now too late for the defendants ...