Legal Opinion

Bird v. McCoy & Bishop

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 8, 1867PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from Mills District Court. Shit on an account; defense, set-off and counter claim. Trial to a jury and verdict for defendants upon their set-off, etc. The plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Cole. J.

1. partnership: set-off. The plaintiff’s suit is upon an account for money had and received by the defendants from certain debtors of the plaintiffs; and it is credited with ^hree thousand dollars, as of .date prior to any debit items; the balance due plaintiffs, as per their account, is five hundred and ten dollars. The defendants, for answer, deny that they owe plaintiffs any thing, and aver that plaintiffs owe them nine hundred and .fifty dollars. By amendment of their answer, they admit the receipt of the money as claimed by the plaintiffs, and set up certain other dealings…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. OggCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894
  2. Metcalf v. OfficerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Iowa · 1879

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