Branyan & Peterson, Inc. v. Fairfax Mfg. Co.

StukEs, Justice.

This action'was brought in equity to foreclose a chattel mortgage upon sawmill machinery and incidentally upon an account which included other items which were also sold and delivered by plaintiff to- defendant. The latter pleaded by way of offset the expenses incurred by it in repair of one of the articles, a purportedly reconditioned A-4 Matcher and Planer, which was necessary before it could be used for the purpose for which it 'was sold. Further offset was claimed by reason of the reconditioning and sale of fire-damaged machines which were delivered at the same time by the…