Legal Opinion

Dunham v. . Sage

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 18, 1873PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The award to the testatrix sued upon was made and published August 31, 1857. She was then a married woman, and the money awarded was then due. She died February 4, 1862, and this action was commenced February 18, 1867. Is the action barred by the statute of limitations?

The disabilities declared by the Code, as amended in 1851, which prevented the running of the statute against "a person entitled to bring an action," were, if the person at the time the cause of action accrued, be either "1. Within the age of twenty-one years; or, 2. Insane; or, 3. Imprisoned on a criminal charge, etc.; or, 4.…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Acker v. . AckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
  2. Langer v. NewmannSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
  3. Wiesner v. ZaunWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
  4. Hyland v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
  5. Jagau v. GoetzNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895

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