Kingsley v. Delano

This case has once before been considered by this court on exceptions, and is reported in 169 Mass. 285. After the decision there reported, the plaintiff elected to remit $20, the price of the mare, and the defendant then filed a motion in arrest of judgment, which was overruled, and he appealed to this court. The action was begun in the District Court of Hampshire, and the declaration contained a single count, being on an account annexed. Judgment was rendered in that court for the plaintiff for $3 damages and the costs of suit. The plaintiff’s claim was for $146.60 and interest. From this…