Rule 5 Enlargement of claim

Where, upon the taking of an account or on the evidence given at the hearing, it appears that a plaintiff is entitled to recover an amount larger than that claimed in his civil bill but not beyond the limit of the court’s jurisdiction, [^f1 the judge or district judge as the case may be] may, on payment by the plaintiff of the difference between the court fees paid and those payable on the larger amount, give a decree for the larger amount.

A decree given under this Rule shall show the amount by which the claim has been enlarged.