Cory v. Cook

The principal questions presented by the record in this case relate to the testimony and rulings of the court bearing upon the defendant’s account in set-off.

The plaintiff is the son-in-law of the defendant, and his action is based upon a negotiable promissory note given by her to him on September 30, 1897, for the sum of $669, with interest at five per cent. The account in set-off filed by the defendant is for board, clothing, care, schooling, etc., furnished to the plaintiff’s minor daughter by the defendant. The plaintiff had voluntarily abandoned his wife and children, and had left them…