Lucas v. Board of County Commissioners

Citations

• 67 Kan. 418
• 73 P. 56
• 1903 Kan. LEXIS 267

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Practice, District Court — Defense to Action on Verified Account. The fact that a verified account sued on and set out in the petition is not denied by a verified affidavit of the defendant does not preclude the latter from interposing any defense pleaded in the answer which does not involve a denial of the'reasonableness of the amounts charged in the verified account, or the correctness of the items. ' In such case, it may be shown in defense of the action that the plaintiff agreed to charge nothing for items of work done set out in the verified account, or that th'e account has been paid.</p>