Fox v. Barker

Action by the appellant against the appellee upon a promissory note made in the year 1857 by the defendant to one Cox, and by the latter indorsed to the plaintiff.

The defendant set up by way of defense, an offset for work and labor performed by the defendant for the plaintiff, in the years 1849, 1850, and 1851. The set-off was allowed, leaving a small balance in favor of the plaintiff, for which he had judgment.

The only question raised in the case is, whether the set-off should have been allowed. The appellant claims that it was barred by the statute of limitations, and could not be made…