Miner v. Lorman

Cooley, O. J.

Plaintiff seeks to recover upon an account stated. The defense is, the statute of limitations. Plaintiff was the witness to make out his own case, and the facts, as stated by him, are the following :

The parties formed a partnership in 1869 and carried on business as partners until the beginning of 1874 when, with others, they formed a corporation for the continuance of the same business, being themselves the principal stockholders. When the partnership terminated there was no accounting, but the fact was known to the parties that there would be a thousand dollars or so to be paid…