The Barbasol Co., Inc. v. Leggett

The appellee sued the appellant for breach of contract, her complaint being in two paragraphs. The first paragraph of complaint sought to recover the sum of $50,000.00 stipulated in the contract as money due and owing. The second paragraph sought to recover damages for breach of contract. To this complaint the appellant filed an answer in three paragraphs. The first paragraph was a general denial; the second, a plea of payment; the third set up facts showing a rescission of the contract.

This cause was submitted to a jury for trial and the jury returned a verdict for the appellee in the sum of…