Williamson v. Phillipoff

John Phillipoff brought an action at law against J. W. Williamson to recover damages alleged to be due the plaintiff from the defendant for the hire of a lighter. The defendant filed pleas- of never was indebted as alleged, never promised as alleged, discharge and satisfaction by payment and a fourth plea to which a demurrer was interposed,. whereupon the defendant filed an amended fourth plea, which is as follows:

“Fourth — That the lighter mentioned in the first count *551of plaintiff’s said declaration was at the time, to-wit, on the 16th day of September, A. D. 1910, when same was hired to…