Haddad v. Chapin

This action was brought by the appellant, Haddad, a corporation, against the respondent, Mabel K. Chapin, sued as Mrs. E. T. Chapin, upon an account. The- respondent interposed, as a defense to the action, the statute of limitations. This defense the trial court sustained, and entered a judgment dismissing the action.

The facts giving rise to the action are not in dispute. The respondent was, for many years, the wife of E. T. Chapin, and was living with him as snch at the time of his death, which occurred on September 8,1924. Prior to her husband’s death, and between September 17, 1923, and…