South Georgia Grocery Co. v. Virginia Baking Co.

Virginia Baking Company brought suit against the South Georgia Grocery Company on an open account for $501.78, for crackers shipped to the defendant. The, defendant admitted the correctness of the account, and admitted that the crackers for which this account was due were satisfactory, but, by amendment to its answer, alleged that the plaintiff had previously sent to it three shipments of crackers which were wholly worthless, and for which the defendant had paid to the plaintiff $707.28. Defendant pleaded this amount as a set-off, assumed the burden, and contended that the plaintiff was…