Ascertained sum definition
Ascertained sum clearly means a sum which has been determined and quantified. It is not the appellant’s case that its claim on account of alleged misappropriation by the respondent’s husband of the bank’s money has been established, and, if so, quantified or ascertained. So long as the liability, if any, of the respondent’s husband is not established and ascertained in a precise sum, we do not see how the appellant could be permitted to claim a set off.”