Cockrill v. Cooper
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. On June 19, 1895, Sterling R. Cockrill, as receiver of the First National Bank of Little Rock, Ark., the appellant, exhibited his bill of complaint against E. J. Butler, since deceased, and the appellees Mark M. Cohn, John W. Goodwin, Nick Kupferle, P. K. Roots, M. G. Hall, Gus Blass, George H. Sanders, O. M. Taylor, William Farrell, Henry M. 'Cooper, H. G. Fleming, John M. Taylor, James…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. On June 19, 1895, Sterling R. Cockrill, as receiver of the First National Bank of Little Rock, Ark., the appellant, exhibited his bill of complaint against E. J. Butler, since deceased, and the appellees Mark M. Cohn, John W. Goodwin, Nick Kupferle, P. K. Roots, M. G. Hall, Gus Blass, George H. Sanders, O. M. Taylor, William Farrell, Henry M. 'Cooper, H. G. Fleming, John M. Taylor, James Joyce, O. T. Abeles, and against Mrs. Emily M. Roots, P. K. Roots, and John McClure, as executors of Logan H. Roots,…
1Opinion of the CourtTIiAYER, Circuit Judge
Inasmuch as the case in hand was decided by the circuit court on the ground Hurt the action was barred by limitation, that contention will be first noticed. The following provisions relative to the limitation of actions are found in Rev. St. Ark. 1837, c. 91:
“Sec. 6. The following actions shall ho commenced within three years after the passage of this act * * *: First, all actions of debt founded upon any contract obligation or liability (not under seal) excepting such as are brought upon the judgment or decree of some court of record of the United States of this or some other state; second,…
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