Pittsburg Bridge Co. v. St. Louis Transit Co.

Defendant appeals here from a judgment against it for $5,789.30.

Plaintiff 'held a contract to reconstruct a certain power station belonging to defendant, for so much money — a day being set for full performance and $50 per diem named for failure in time. Alleging performance, it sued for $7,043.97, the balance due on that contract.

Defendant answered, denying owing plaintiff that sum or any other sum. Eeferring to the contract counted on, defendant pleaded full payment of the contract price. Further referring to the contract, defendant pleaded a counterclaim in two items. First, for $4,300…