American Standard Jewelry Co. v. Goodman

1. Where suit was brought upon a written contract for goods sold, and the defendant filed a sworn plea denying the execution of the instrument sued on, it was permissible for him to further plead and set up what the true agreement was, the same, according to the contentions of the defendant, not having been reduced to writing; and that the plaintiff had failed to comply with his obligations under said oral agreement.

2. Such further plea, admitting that the defendant had entered into contractual relations with the plaintiff relatively to the goods alleged to have been sold under the terms of…