Perkins v. Sterne

The plaintiff in error was the plaintiff in the court below. The suit was instituted against Mrs. E. C. R. Sterne, as administratrix of her deceased husband, Adolphus Sterne. The statement of facts shows, that the plaintiff was the owner and holder of several promissory notes, executed by Adolphus Sterne, and secured by a mortgage on lands. The notes became barred by the statute of limitations, and Adolphus Sterne, after they were barred, acknowledged the notes in writing, to be just claims against him, and promised to pay them; but, in the said written acknowledgment and promise, there was…