Janney v. Dugger

(After stating the foregoing facts.) 1. Special ground 1 of the motion for new trial complains that the court erred in permitting counsel for the plaintiffs to testify as to negotiations for a “compromise” of the plaintiff’s claim. The testimony objected to was that the defendant’s attorney agreed that the amount claimed would be paid if two minor defects in certain bathroom equipment placed in the defendant’s house were remedied. This did not relate to a “compromise,” but was a recognition of the plaintiffs’ right to demand a settlement of the full amount of their claim with the…