Shepherd v. Thompson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This was an action brought March 11, 1880, by John W. Thompson against Alexander E. Shepherd, upon two promissory notes, dated March 10, 1873, made by the defendant and payable to the plaintiff, the one for $7000 in two years, and the other for $8000 in three years, with interest at the yearly rate of eight per cent. The defendant pleaded the statute of limitations.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This was an action brought March 11, 1880, by John W. Thompson against Alexander E. Shepherd, upon two promissory notes, dated March 10, 1873, made by the defendant and payable to the plaintiff, the one for $7000 in two years, and the other for $8000 in three years, with interest at the yearly rate of eight per cent. The defendant pleaded the statute of limitations. The record transmitted to. this court showed that the case was tried twice, and that at each trial the plaintiff put in the' following evidence:' 1st. The notes sued on. 2d.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
The statute of limitations in force in the District of Columbia is the^statute of Maryland, which, so far as applicable to this case, closely follows the language of the English St. 21 Jac. I, c. 16, § 3, but bars an action on a promissory note or other simple contract in three years after the cause of action accrues. Maryland Stat. 1715, c. 23, § 2, 1 Kilty’s Laws; Dist. Col. Laws, 1868, p. 284.
The promissory notes sued on were payable respectively on March 10, 1875,- and March 10, 1876; and the action was brought March 11, 1880. The question is, therefore, whether the instrument signed by…
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