Salisbury v. Deutsch

Me. Presiding Justice Smith

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, here the plaintiff in error, brought a suit against the defendant to recover $37.50 for one month’s rent of a flat. The defendant denied liability and also filed a set-off. On a trial the jury returned a verdict for the defendant on both issues and assessed defendant’s damages at $18.75, for which the court entered judgment against the plaintiff.

The abstract filed by the plaintiff does not comply with the rules of the court. What is termed á “certificate of evidence,” appearing in the transcript of the record,…