Home Oil Co. v. Todd

This appeal presents the question whether the trial court erred in striking the defendant's claim for a trial by jury. The plaintiff, The Home Oil Company, Inc., initiated a contract action against the defendant, Nancy Royce Todd, seeking the balance of monies due for a new heating oil system installed for her by the plaintiff, for heating fuel oil delivered and service provided to her, and for attorney’s fees.1 The complaint in eight counts was filed on August 5,1982. On December 15,1982, the defendant filed an “Answer and Counterclaim” to the plaintiff’s complaint. In the defendant’s…