Tenison v. Wilson

BOND, Chief Justice.

Appellants instituted this suit against appellee for contribution, alleging appel-lee’s liability to them, by reason of the fact that they had paid a joint note executed by the three, of which appellee’s portion was the sum of $440. Appellee, admitting the facts giving rise to the contribution, defended by way of recoupment, that appellants had damaged him in a greater sum by converting certain assets of a dissolved corporation in which ap-pellee had an interest, thereby discharging appellee’s obligation to them. Appellants answered by general denial and specially pleaded…