U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia May 15, 1830 (Ashton v. McKim)

CRANCH, Chief Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court. The next questions are, 1st. Whether there is equity in the bill; and 2d. Whether the matter of that equity is denied by the answer. It is no equity that the complainant has an off-set at law to the defendants’ action at law against him.