166Amendment of notice of appeal

166 Amendment of notice of appeal No appeal shall be defeated merely by reason of any defect, whether of substance or of form, in any notice or statement of the grounds of appeal, but if upon the hearing thereof the Supreme Court is of opinion that any objection raised to the notice or statement is valid, it may cause the notice or statement to be forthwith amended: Provided that if the notice or statement appears to have been misleading, or to have occasioned expense, or to have prejudiced the respondent, the amendment shall be allowed only upon such terms as to costs or postponement, or both, as the Supreme Court thinks just.