Housing Authority v. Ayers

Hawkins, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Headnotes 1, 2, 3, and 4 require no elaboration.

The defendant, by its answer and cross-action, admitted the execution of the contract, and that the housing project had fceén completed, but denied liability to the plaintiff, and alleged that, because' of the negligent performance of its services by the plaintiff, the defendant had incurred additional construction costs in a sum greatly in excess of the amount claimed by the plaintiff, and sought by way of recoupment to recover damages against the plaintiff. The defendant’s cross-action…