Backer v. Remov

Citations

• 69 Pa. Super. 138
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 33

Syllabus

<p>Practice, Municipal Court of Philadelphia County — Counterclaim — Unsettled partnership account — Act of May H, 1915, P. L. m.</p> <p>There is nothing in the Practice Act of May 14, 1915, P. L. 483, which permits an unsettled partnership account to he set off in an action of assumpsit by one partner against another for a personal debt where the partnership concerns more than one single transaction. Section 14 of the act permits only a set-off by way of counterclaim against the claim of the plaintiff of any right or claim for which an action of assumpsit would lie.</p> <p>Courts — Municipal Court of Philadelphia, County — Amount fan controversy — Jurisdiction—Counterclaim.</p> <p>In an .action of assumpsit in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia County to recover the sum of one hundred and ten dollars, the defendant cannot introduce a counterclaim in excess of fifteen hundred dollars, and ask a balance in his favor. As the plaintiff can only maintain a demand for a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars, the defendant is placed under a like restriction.</p>