Purdy v. Purdy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant,. Edward. J. Purdy, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the -plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rensselaer on the. 2d day of June, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury, with notice, of an intention to bring up for- review upon such appeal an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 26th day of May, 1899, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Parker, P. J.:
On April 1, 1889,- the defendant executed and delivered to one Howard Purdy a promissory note dated on.that day, whereby he promised to pay to him in one year from such date $300, with interest at five per cent.
Howard Purdy died on the 7th day of October, 1898. The plaintiff, as tlie administratrix of his estate, on the 16th day of November, 1898, brought this action to recover upon such note.
The defendant claims that a recovery is barred by the Statute of Limitations.
There is but one indorsement ..appearing upon the note, and that reads as follows: “ Received April 1, ’93. Five…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mills v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Roseboom v. BillingtonNew York Supreme Court · 1819
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Purdy v. PurdyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Thomson v. McNaughtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912