E. J. Roberts & Son v. Powers

This is a contract action in which the plaintiff seeks to recover the balance due on a conditional sale note for the purchase of an automobile and for certain automobile accessories set forth in the specifications filed with the writ. The defendant filed an answer and a plea in set-off containing the following statement. “The plaintiff is indebted to the defendant' in the sum of one hundred dollars for gas and oil furnished by the defendant to the plaintiff, and at the plaintiff’s request.” The defendant filed no specification of his claim as required by municipal court rule number 7. Also,…