Des Moines & Central Iowa Railroad v. Powers

— L. C. Smith commenced an action against the petitioner in 34 counts in the municipal court of the city of Des Moines. The petitioner filed an answer in said action, in a large number of divisions, containing a general denial of each count of the petition, alleging that some of the counts of said petition were barred by contract limitation, and pleading offsets to some of the counts of said petition, and containing other divisions pleading in abatement that there were other actions pending on the causes of action alleged in some of the counts of the petition. Smith, the plaintiff in said…