Stanfield v. Rossow

Citations

• 26 Ohio C.C. Dec. 575
• 16 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 269
• 1908 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 321

Syllabus

<p>COUNTERCLAIM AND SET-OFF.</p> <p>Verdict Finding Defendant’s Damages Counter-Balance Plaintiff’s Claim Upheld.</p> <p>In an action on a building contract with cross petition of defendant for damages resulting from poor work, a verdict in the following form will not be set aside as irregular: “We, the Jury being duly sworn, do find that there is due to the plaintiff on the claim in his petition set forth, the sum of $430, and we find that there is due to the defendants on the counterclaim set forth In their cross petition, the sum of $430. We, therefore, find a balance in favor of the defendants in the sum of $00.00.”</p> <p>[Syllabus by the court.]</p>