Bronson v. Mau

OPINION

By ROSS, J.

On June 25th, 1938. the plaintiff filed his petition against the defendant.

The action was founded on a broker’s margin account which the defendant had with the corporation, of which plaintiff was the liquidator.

The petition was drafted in the short form, and the account which represented all the transactions between the parties was attached to the petition, being incorporated therein by appropriate reference. The amount claimed was $26,023.75.

The defendant on October 20th, 1938 filed an answer and cross-petition. The answer contained a first defense, which was, in effect, a…