Speigel, Inc. v. Luster

Plaintiff commenced this suit December 12,1946, upon an account over sis years old, the last item being dated June 16, 1939. Defendant pleaded the general statute of limitations of six years. Code sec. 8600. The plea was sustained first by the court of general sessions and later by the circuit court, trying the case without a jury. Plaintiff appealed in error and insists that defendant was absent from this state so as to save the account from the bar of the statute, under Code section 8581, which is in these words:

“If at any time any cause of action shall accrue against any person who shall…