Cohn v. Husson

—The defendant besides pleading a defense to the note sued upon sets up a counter-claim against the plain*151tiffs for $750. The defendants in their reply, after pleading a defense to said counter-claim, set up an independent counterclaim against the defendant similar in amount to that pleaded by the defendant. The defendant moves to strike out this counter-claim as unauthorized by law. The Code (sec. 500) permits a defendant to plead, in addition to denials and other defenses, a statement of any new matter constituting a “ counter-claim.” The Code (sec. 514) provides that where “the answer…