Minnis v. Abrams

This bill was filed to collect balance due on a promissory note and to enforce vendor’s lien for same on tract of land in Hamilton County.

The principal controversy in the case was wheth*663■er the note was barred by the statute of limitations. The note was for $400. It was dated in 1886, and the bill was not filed until 1898. Complainant relied on a new promise made by a letter 'written to complainant by the maker of the note, in which he assured him the statute of limitations should never run against the debt and lien. The maker of the note died, and this bill was filed ■against his widow,…