Legal Opinion
McCulloch v. Hopper
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 15, 1885PublishedCited by 7 opinions
On rule to show cause.
1Opinion of the Court
*190The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dixoit, J.
The main question in this case is whether, in computing the six years within which an action for money had and received must be brought, the day on which the money came to the defendant’s hand should be counted. The money having been received on June 6th, 1878, and the suit begun on June 6th, 1884, is the statute of limitations a bar ?
The exact six years, of course, ended at the moment on June 6th, 1884, corresponding to the moment on June 6th, 1878, when the cause of action accrued, but the inconvenience of the thing precludes inquiry as to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Bemis v. LeonardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
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- DeLisle v. City of CamdenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
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- Schiff v. Director, Division of TaxationNew Jersey Tax Court · 1995
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