Patterson v. Crawford

Crawford was the plaintiff below, and Patterson the defendant. The complaint alleges that one William Armstrong worked for the defendant, at his request, from June 7, 1853, till October 16,1854, for which he, defendant, was to pay him, Armstrong, what his work was reasonably worth; that said work was worth 350 dollars, which is wholly unpaid, and that Armstrong, on, &c., assigned said demand, by writing (a copy of which is filed, &c.), to the plaintiff.

Defendant’s answer contains three paragraphs—

1. A general denial.

2. That Armstrong, on the 3d of June, 1853, was, by the judgment of the Posey…