Lee v. Clements
Supreme Court of Georgia
Principal and agent. Overseer. Damages. Recoupment. Evidence. Burden of proof. Before Judge Hopkins. DeKalb Superior Court. March Term, 1872. For the facts of this case, see the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
1. The plaintiff brought his action against the defendant on an open account for services rendered as an agent and overseer. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted to the plaintiff anything, but that the plaintiff was indebted to him. There was a good deal of evidence introduced on the trial, and the evidence of the plaintiff and defendant was distressingly conflicting, as is generally the .case when the parties to the suit testify in their own favor. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $2,213 90. A motion was 'made for a new trial on the…
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