Wallace v. Goff

In this case the appellee sued the appellant, before a justice of the peace of Hamilton county, upon an open account.

The appellant answered iu three paragraphs, as follows :

1. A general denial;

2. The cause of action did not accrue within six years before the commencement of this suit; and,

3. A set-off.

The trial of the cause, before the justice resulted in a judgment for the appellee.

In the circuit court, the cause was tried by a jury, and a verdict was returned for the appellee, and judgment was rendered accordingly. The appellant’s motion for a new trial having been overruled, and his…