State v. Corlies

*109The opinion of the court was delivered by

Van Syckel, J.

Corlies brought suit in a justice’s court against Romaine to recover the amount alleged. to be due him upon a book-account contracted in 1873. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, and on appeal to the Monmouth Pleas the judgment was affirmed.

The first reason relied upon for the reversal of this judgment is that it is barred by the statute of limitations.

To take the case out of the statute, the plaintiff below relied upon, the proof of part payment in 1880 and 1881, with an express verbal promise to pay the balance.

Our statute…