California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Record v. Reason, 73 Cal.App.4th 472, 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 547 (Cal. App. 1999):
"[T]he trial court has wide discretion in allowing the amendment of any pleading [citations], [and] as a matter of policy the ruling of the trial court in such matters will be upheld unless a manifest or gross abuse of discretion is shown. [Citations.]" (Bedolla v. Logan & Frazer (1975) 52 Cal.App.3d 118, 135-136, 125 Cal.Rptr. 59.)
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