Crystal Investments v. Manges

This is an appeal of a suit on a sworn account. The plaintiff, Crystal Investments, sued the defendant Manges, to recover for goods and services which were furnished in the drilling of certain gas wells. The defendant filed a general denial and later filed a supplemental answer which attempted to deny the sworn account in compliance with Rule 185 Tex.R.Civ.Pro. The supplemental answer stated the following:

Your Defendant denies that he owed the Plaintiff the sums sued upon in his petition, or any part thereof, and that the said-amount is not just and true in whole or in part, and the Defendant…