Van Ness v. Kenyon

This action is brought by an executor to recover on two counts: (1) For personal property of deceased sold to defendant at auction, seventy-six dollars and twenty cents;.(2) for rental of farm of deceased to defendant, fifty dollars. The defendant in his-answer, has set forth three counterclaims; (1).For services rendered to'the executor, as such; (2) and (3) for claims against the deceased.

The action was tried with a jury. Plaintiff claimed that *527counterclaims (2) and (3) were barred by the short Statute of Limitations. A verdict of the jury , was taken, subject to the opinion of the court as…