Johnson v. Kent

Gookins, J. —

This action was brought by Kent and Hitchens against James Johnson, executor of the estate of Thomas Johnson, deceased, upon an account claimed to be due from the testator to the plaintiffs, as partners.

The account consisted of various items of goods and money, amounting to 296 dollars and 37 cents, and was credited by two items, amounting to 109 dollars and 40 cents.

The defendant answered by a general denial, and by several paragraphs alleging an indebtedness of the plaintiffs to the defendant’s testator, which were pleaded by way of set-off; and by various other paragraphs,…