Dickerson v. Wilkes-Barre & Hazelton Railroad

I dissent from the view expressed in the opinion of the Supreme Court, now.adopted by this court, denying the rule to.strike out the answer which sets up a six-year simple contract statute of limitations as a bar to a suit on an interest coupon, which fell due more than six but less than sixteen years before the suit was brought, which coupon is in the usual form and is detached from a bond under seal (also owned by the plaintiff), and expressly refers to that bond as the instrument, an installment of interest upon which and for the collection of which interest the coupon, according to the…