Case Name: West vs. Hatfield
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Iowa
Decision Date: 1846
Citations: 1 Morris 493
Docket Number: 
Parties: West vs. Hatfield.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Iowa
Volume: 1
Pages: 493–493

Head Matter:
West vs. Hatfield.

Opinion:
In a suit before a magistrate for $48, the defendant filed a set off for $51,92. Objected to for want of jurisdiction. The setoff was allowed. On the trial in the District Court, the. justice was admitted as a witness to prove, that before the trial in bis court, the defendant informed him he should claim from the plaintiff a balance of $7 or $8. This indicated that he admited a part of plaintiff's demand, and that the balance claimed was less than §50, and within his jurisdiction.