Mahurin v. Bickford
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Debt upon a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace, in the county of Essex, in Vermont, on the 16th of January, 1819. The defendant pleaded in bar, that the supposed cause of action did not accrue at any time within six years, to which the plaintiff demurred.
1Opinion of the CourtPaRkt.ii, J.
Upon the question whether foreign judgments are within the statute of limitations, different opinions seem to have been entertained.
In Duplex vs. DeRoven, 2 Vern. 540, according to the report, the plaintiff had recovered a judgment or sentence in France, against the defendants intestate, “ and afterwards, ‘ the intestate failing, compounded for a lesser sum, for which, ‘ in 1676, he gave a note as for so much due upon an account ‘ stated.” The plaintiff having brought a bill for discovery *55of assets, and satisfaction of his debt, the defendant pleaded the statute of limitations, and the Lord…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thomas v. RobinsonNew York Supreme Court · 1829
- Pease v. HowardNew York Supreme Court · 1817
- Robinson v. PrescottSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1828
- Paul v. DurborowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1825