if you are a defendant and you loss your first case, even though the amount was for something that was not mentioned in the original case. c...

Question

if you are a defendant and you loss your first case, even though the amount was for something that was not mentioned in the original case. can you counter sue the plantiff during an appeal in small claims court.

Answer

No. You would have had to have brought your counterclaim in the original case. You still can file your own small claims suit if the outcome is not dependant on the case that's about to be decided on appeal.