Sterling-Midland Coal Co. v. Great Lakes Coal & Coke Co.

Defendant by this appeal seeks the reversal of a judgment against it for $28,455.03 entered by the court after ruling on the pleadings.

Plaintiff claimed moneys due for various quantities and kinds qf coal sold and delivered to defendant pursuant to certain written contracts between them. Defendant pleaded a1 set-off and by other pleas questioned the amount claimed by plaintiff to be due upon the contracts sued on. This amount was adjusted upon the hearing, but the court sustained plaintiff’s motion to strike that paragraph of the affidavit of defense which claimed a set-off, and entered…