San Francisco Credit Clearing House v. MacGOWAN

Plaintiff sued in assumpsit for $307.20 for services rendered and materials furnished in the repair of a pump at the special instance and request of the defendant. The complaint stated two causes of action—one, an express promise to pay the amount sued for, and the other, that the said sum was the reasonable value of the services and materials. The answer denied both the promise to pay and that said sum was the reasonable value. An amendment to the answer set up the special defense that the plaintiff’s assignor had been called on to repair the same pump on two previous occasions, but that the…