Rennie v. McCue

The plaintiff sued for the reasonable value of services rendered the defendant’s intestate during his lifetime upon his promise to pay for them out of his estate, by will or other provision.

The defendant, besides what amounted to a general denial, interposed a special defense of the Statute of Limitations, in that the claim involves services rendered more than six years before suit brought.

The plaintiff demurred to the special defense on the basic ground, variously stated, that the cause of action alleged in the complaint would not accrue until the intestate’s death. This is correct whether…