Freeman v. Walker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a promissory note. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
Cases within the reason, but not within the words, of the statute of limitations, are not barred. Bedell v. Jenney, 4 Gil. 193.
In order to take a case out of the statute of limitations, there must be a promise to pay the debt, but such promise may be implied from an unqualified admission that the debt is due and unpaid. Ayers v. Richards, 12 Ill. 146; Parsons v. C. I. C. & I. Co. of La Salle, 38 Ill. 430; Norton v. Colby, 52 Ill. 198; Carroll v. Forsythe, 69 Ill. 127; Homer v. Starkey, 27 Ill. 13; Sennott v. Homer, 30 Ill. 429; Wooters v. King, 54 Ill. 343; Hayward v. Gunn, 4 Ill. App. 161.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Carroll v. ForsythIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Horner v. StarkeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1861
- Sennott v. Horner & HypesIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
- Wooters v. KingIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Ayers v. RichardsIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Walker v. FreemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Walker v. FreemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
- Walker v. FreemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903