Wolford v. Cook
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs from an order of tbe district court for Hennepin county, Jamison, J., denying their motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This action was brought in February, 1897, by the legatees under the will of Peter Wolford, deceased, to recover a balance claimed to be due on a promissory note dated March 9, 1889, and payable seven months after date. It is conceded that the note was barred by the statute of limitations, unless the running of the statute had been interrupted by partial payments. The plaintiffs rely upon two alleged payments as having that effect. These we will consider separately.
1. Contemporaneously with the execution of the note in suit, and as part of the same transaction, the defendant assigned to Peter…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Harper v. . FairleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Smith v. . RyanNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Cullen v. Minnesota Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
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