Berteloot v. Remillard

We will speak of the appellant as though she were the payee of certain notes hereinafter referred to, though in reality she is the administratrix of the estate of the deceased wife of the deceased payee.

The respondents, in 1911, executed and delivered to the appellant two promissory notes, one for $4,900 and the other for $400, both to mature in one year, and this action was commenced in 1923 to recover on these notes. The defense against them is that they are barred by the statute of limitations. In reply to this the appellant relies on a written trust agreement and mortgage made by…