Haskell Motor Co. v. Remington

Haskell Motor Company sued J. W. Remington in justice’s court to recover a balance of $95, with interest and attorneys' fees, due upon a note for the original principal sum of $325. Remington pleaded payment and set up a cross-action. Haskell Motor Company failed to recover. Remington had judgment on his cross-action for $179v Haskell Motor Company appealed to the county court. In the county court Remington filed a written answer. In defense of any liability on the note, he pleaded payment by means of a contemporaneous oral agreement, providing that the defendant, who was a painter, should…