| Vt. | Apr 15, 1854
The opinion of the court was delivered by
We think the judgment of the county court should be affirmed, in both particulars. The defendant was employed by the plaintiff to settle a suit pending against him, by a third person, by paying twelve dollars, and he settled the same by giving his own note for thirteen dollars, and the claim was discharged. The suit was fully settled by the note of the plaintiff, and the defendant
The defendant’s claim in offset, accrued from the payment of the money, and this being subsequent to the commencement of the plaintiff’s suit, it is not a legal offset.
The judgment of the county court is affirmed.