Meyer v. Edwards

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bean.

This is an action commenced in a justice’s court for rent of certain premises in the City of Portland, alleged to have been leased by plaintiffs to the defendant. The complaint is in the usual form, and the answer consists of specific denials of the allegations thereof. The trial in the justice’s court resulting in a judgment for plaintiffs, the defendant appealed to the circuit court, and there moved for permission to amend his answer by adding thereto an affirmative defense to the effect that the premises were leased by plaintiffs to one May Hastings as a…