Beneficial Finance Co. v. Dyer

RALPH O. CULLEN, Circuit Judge.

The court has reviewed the entire record in this case, heard the briefs and heard argument of counsel.

The plaintiff-appellee filed its action in the small claims court to recover upon a promissory note executed by the defendant-appellants.

Defendants below appeal from a final judgment for the balance due upon their promissory note, entered by reason of lack of prosecution on the part of defendants.

Defendants filed their counterclaim for slander and claimed damages in excess of $5,000. This' counterclaim, in the opinion of this court, failed to state a cause of…