Davidson v. Browning
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Action by Lizzie M. Davidson; administratrix, etc., against James S. Browning. Judgment for'defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POEFENBARGER, PRESIDENT:
The trial court having instructed the jury that the due bill sued on in this action was barred by the statute of limitations and that they should therefore find for the defendant, there was a verdict and judgment in accordance with the instruction. This ruling raises the principal question in the case.
A. C. Davidson, the plaintiff’s decedent, residing in this state, sold to J. S. Browning, residing just across the line in the state of Virginia, 33 head of cattle and one mule, March 1, 1903, for the sum of $1,000.00, evidenced by a due bill, reading as follows: “Due A.…
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