What is the extent of an amendment to the name of a party?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court, 160 Cal.App.3d 594, 206 Cal.Rptr. 654 (Cal. App. 1984):
The first assault is that the court did not correct the name of a party, but instead added a new one to the litigation. Concededly, the amendment is greater than those cited in Stephens v. Berry (1967) 249 Cal.App.2d 474, 57 Cal.Rptr. 505 (substitution of "Southern Pacific Company" for "Southern Pacific Railroad Company," "Clio Mining Company" for "Clio Mill and Mining Company" and "Pickwick Stages System, a corporation" for "Pickwick Corporation, a corporation"). But the difference is one of degree.
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