Borne v. Hardin

This is a suit by ■ a plumber for the sum of $295.60, the balance alleged to be due under a verbal contract by which he installed certain plumbing and fixtures in the defendant’s premises. Defendant filed a general denial. On the trial of the case on the merits there was judgment in favor of plaintiff, as prayed for. Defendant then filed a motion for a new trial, which was granted on the ground that the transcript of the testimony of the witnesses had been lost. The defendant then filed a supplemental answer in which he admitted that the contract was entered into and that there was a balance…