Lambert v. Doyle

1. In a suit on an account, to which the plea of the statute of limitations has been filed, a letter from the defendant to the attorney of the plaintiff, stating, “It will be absolutely impossible for me to give you anything before after the 1st of June. I will send you check for something then. . . Hope to be able to clear your acct. quick,” is not sufficient to relieve the bar of the statute of limitations.

2. The written acknowledgment or new promise to pay must clearly and distinctly identify the particular account, note, demand, or chose in action to be renewed, and there must also be…