Jett v. Hempstead
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Hempstead Circuit Court. Hon. George W. McCown, Circuit Judge. Statutes of limitations are now favorably regarded by courts of justice as a means of suppressing litigation, &c. Hawkins v. Campbell, 1 Eng., 513. No trust relation existed in this' case. Denton v. Embury, 5 Eng., 228, where the decision was between attorney and client.
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Appeal from Hempstead Circuit Court. Hon. George W. McCown, Circuit Judge. Statutes of limitations are now favorably regarded by courts of justice as a means of suppressing litigation, &c. Hawkins v. Campbell, 1 Eng., 513. No trust relation existed in this' case. Denton v. Embury, 5 Eng., 228, where the decision was between attorney and client. Peay v. Singo, 22 Ark., 68. Appellee’s claim is barred by statute of non-claim, in not having been presented within two years after the death of Jett. 2 Eng., 78 ; 14 Ark., 237; 13 Ark., 507; 1 Eng., 14; 17 Ark., 533; 18 Ark., 334; 20 Ark., 79. The…
1Opinion of the CourtWlLSHIRE, J.
This was a proceeding instituted in the probate court of Hempstead county, by Elizabeth Hempstead, as executrix of Samuel H. Hempstead, deceased, against Hester Jett, as executrix of Benjamin P. Jett, deceased, for the allowance and classification of a demand based upon a receipt of Benjamin P. .Jett, for certain collections placed in his hands by Samuel P. Hemp-stead.
The defendant, in the probate court, interposed the plea of statute of limitations, to which issue was joined, and the case submitted.Jo the court, which allowed the claim, and classed it in the fourth class of claims, for the…
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