Smith v. Crosby
Texas Supreme Court
This suit was instituted by the appellant against the ap-pellee on the 27th of August, 1844, on two promissory notes executed in the state of South Carolina, one of which was executed on the 17th of May, 1838, and was payable six months after date, and the other was executed on the 14th of June,. 1838, and was payable on demand. The defendant pleaded the statute of limitations of South Cai’olina, and also the statute of limitations of this state, in bar of the action.
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This suit was instituted by the appellant against the ap-pellee on the 27th of August, 1844, on two promissory notes executed in the state of South Carolina, one of which was executed on the 17th of May, 1838, and was payable six months after date, and the other was executed on the 14th of June,. 1838, and was payable on demand. The defendant pleaded the statute of limitations of South Cai’olina, and also the statute of limitations of this state, in bar of the action. There being a verdict and judgment for the defendant, the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LirsooMB
This suit was brought by the appellant on the 29th day of August, 1844, against the defendant on two notes of hand, the first dated on the 17th day of May, 1838, payable six months after date, for eight hundred and seventy-one dollars and seventy-seven cents, and the second dated the 14th day of June, 1838, payable on demand.
The defendant pleaded several pleas, and among' others, the prescription of South Carolina and also the. prescription of this state. The contest in the court below seems from the record to have been on the statute of the state of South Carolina, pleaded under the 13th…
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