General
Coates's Lessee versus Hamilton
2 U.S. 2562 Dall. 256·Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·1796·PA
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Opinion
Coates’s Lessee versus Hamilton.
BY mistake the dernise had been laid in the declaration, so as to commence before the death of the person, whose death gave rise to the controversy. Ingersoll, therefore, moved for leave to amend the declaration, by rectifying this mistake:
[MAJORITY — By the Court:]
By the Court:
—Let the amendment be made.