Legal Opinion

Allen v. Collier

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1879PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error to Clay Circuit Court. — Hon. George W. Dunn, Judge. cited 2 Wag. Stat., § 28,920; Angell on Limitations, §§ 270, 271; Whitney va Bigelow, 4 Pick. 110; Soulden v. Van Rensselaer, 9 Wend. 293; Bryar v. Willcocks, 3 Cow. 159; 1 Greenleaf on Ev., §150 et seq; Carter v. Carter, 44 Mo. 195; Public Admr: v. Watts, 1 Paige 347 ; 1 Perry on Trusts, (2 Ed.) § 91; Carr v. Hurlbut, 41 Mo. 264; Blue Hill Academy v. Ellis, 32 Me. 268; Baxter v. Penniman, 8 Mass. 134; Watkins v.…

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Error to Clay Circuit Court. — Hon. George W. Dunn, Judge. cited 2 Wag. Stat., § 28,920; Angell on Limitations, §§ 270, 271; Whitney va Bigelow, 4 Pick. 110; Soulden v. Van Rensselaer, 9 Wend. 293; Bryar v. Willcocks, 3 Cow. 159; 1 Greenleaf on Ev., §150 et seq; Carter v. Carter, 44 Mo. 195; Public Admr: v. Watts, 1 Paige 347 ; 1 Perry on Trusts, (2 Ed.) § 91; Carr v. Hurlbut, 41 Mo. 264; Blue Hill Academy v. Ellis, 32 Me. 268; Baxter v. Penniman, 8 Mass. 134; Watkins v. Stevens, 4 Barb. 171; Hill on. Trustees, 61; Pearce v. Dansforth, 13 Mo. 860 ; Renfro v. Harrison, 10 Mo. 411; 2 Greenleaf…

1Opinion of the Court

Norton, J. —

The defendant in this case interposed the pica of the statute of limitations in bar of plaintiff’s right of action on a note executed by his intestate to plaintiff dated January 10th, 1864, for $134, due from its date. To take the case from under the operation of the statute plaintiff offered in evidence a certain writing contained in the private account book of defendant’s intestate, signed by said intestate purporting to be a will written in pencil. Said writing was not attested, and was found among the papers of the intestate after his death, and contained the following words:…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Doran v. DoranSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  2. City of Houston v. JankowskieTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  3. McGinty v. Succession of HendersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
  4. Stewart v. McFarLandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
  5. Abercrombie v. ButtsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883

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