County of Howard v. County of Moniteau

This case comes to the writer upon reassignment.

[1] The sole question for decision is whether the cause of action of respondent, County of Howard, was barred by the five-year Statute of Limitations. The Circuit Court of Moniteau County, before which the case was tried without a jury, ruled against the appellants, County of Moniteau and T.A. Harvey, its treasurer, the defense of the statute, and gave judgment in favor of respondent, County of Howard, in the sum of $437. Our jurisdiction of the appeal is fixed by the Constitution, Section 12, Article 6, and Section 5 of the Amendment of 1884 to…