Pettus v. Rawls
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; 1. The suit was not barred; the Redman credit was known and agreed to by appellees. It was part payment. The amount due was . an account stated and the statute only began to run from the date thereof. 2 Green-leaf Ev., § 127; 89 Am.
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Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; 1. The suit was not barred; the Redman credit was known and agreed to by appellees. It was part payment. The amount due was . an account stated and the statute only began to run from the date thereof. 2 Green-leaf Ev., § 127; 89 Am. Dec. 85; 107 U. S. 325; 27 L. R. A. 811. See also 60 Ark. 491; 20 Id. 189. 2. Part payment forms a new period from which the statute begins to run. 14'Ark. 85; 18 Id. 521; 68 Id. 399; 19 Am. & E. Enc. Law 325-9; 5 Ark. 555; 12 Id. 762; 20 Ala. 105; 11. 687; 1 Mich. 40; 92 Ark. 247; 25 Cyc. 1377; 99 Ark.…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
On August 26, 1916, Robert L. Pettus sued J. A. Rawls and Allie Rawls for the sum of $294.11. He alleged they owed him for merchandise. An itemized account duly verified was filed with the complaint.
The defendant answered denying all the allegations of the complaint and pleading in bar of the action the statute of limitations of three years. The case was tried before a jury on March 21, 1917. At the conclusion of the evidence the court told the jury that the last payment on the account was made in February, 1913, and that the account was barred by the statute of limitations, the suit having…
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