Hilton v. Rogers
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Malcolm D. Jones. Bibb superior court. February 9, 1921.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
Mrs. Edward Hilton instituted an equitable action against Sarah Rogers. The petition as amended alleged that Sarah Rogers had sued plaintiff, in the municipal court of the city of Macon, for certain wages due her as cook, and that Sarah Rogers, who was insolvent, had stolen from her specified articles of the value of $53; that plaintiff had demanded the return of the goods; which was refused; that plaintiff desired to plead her demand as a set off in the action for wages, but, being based on tort, such plea could not be urged in a court of iaw. The prayers as amended were: (a) That the suit…
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