context: Moreover, "[w]henever the claim or defense asserted in the amended pleading arises out of the conduct, transaction, or occurrence set forth or attempted to be set forth in the original pleading, the amendment relates back to the date of the original pleading." (Punctuation omitted.)
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 282 Ga. 163, 163
citation_a.parenthetical: "OCGA SS 9-11-15 is liberally construed in favor of allowing amendments."
citation_a.sentence: Morris v. Chewning, 201 Ga. App. 658, 659 (411 SE2d 891) (1991); see also Deering, supra, 282 Ga. at 163 (“OCGA § 9-11-15 is liberally construed in favor of allowing amendments.”) (citation omitted).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 282 Ga. 161, 163
citation_b.parenthetical: "Under OCGA SS 9-11-15, an amendment to a complaint may raise a new cause of action[.]"
citation_b.sentence: OCGA § 9-11-15 (c); see Deering v. Keever, 282 Ga. 161, 163 (646 SE2d 262) (2007) (“Under OCGA § 9-11-15, an amendment to a complaint may raise a new cause of action[.]”) (citation and punctuation omitted).