Meyers v. Meyers
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Law and Equity Court of Walker. Tried before the Hon. Peyton Norvell. This action was brought by the appellant against W. A. Meyers, as administrator of the estate of W. J. Meyers, deceased. The counts of the complaint for the purposes of this appeal are sufficiently shown in the opinion. : The pleas, the substance of which is shown in the opinion, ware pleaded “for answer to each and eveffy count of plaintiff’s complaint.”
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Appeal from the Law and Equity Court of Walker. Tried before the Hon. Peyton Norvell. This action was brought by the appellant against W. A. Meyers, as administrator of the estate of W. J. Meyers, deceased. The counts of the complaint for the purposes of this appeal are sufficiently shown in the opinion. : The pleas, the substance of which is shown in the opinion, ware pleaded “for answer to each and eveffy count of plaintiff’s complaint.” The 6th plea was. as follows : “6th. Before this suit was brought, this ac- tion was barred by the statute of limitation of three years.” The plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtIiabalson, J.
The complaint contains the common counts only, each claiming $2,500; the 1st, for that sum due from defendant’s intestate, on July 1st, 1901; the 2nd, for money loaned by plaintiff to defendant’s intestate on January 1st, 1901; the 3rd for a like amount due on an account stated between plaintiff and defendant’s intestate, on July 1st, 1900; the 4th, for the same sum due for merchandise, goods, and chattels sold by plaintiff to defendant’s intestate July 1st, 1900; the 5th, for money paid by plaintiff for said intestate at his request on the 1st day of January,. 1900, and the 6th, for the same…
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