State v. McKeone

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, J.

The plaintiff below, who is the defendant here, sued to recover the sum of $200, expressly waiving in his state of demand any part of his claim in excess of that amount. The items going to make up his claim are not set forth in his original state of demand, but, by an amended state of demand subsequently filed by him, they are shown to amount to $1,250. Against this sum he allows the defendant credits amounting to $639.55, thereby reducing his claim to $610.45.

The defendant filed a set-off against the plaintiff’s demand,, claiming therein…