Sherman v. Osborn

By the Court,

Kelly, C. J.:

This is an action brought upon a promissory note made and delivered by the respondent in the state of Nevada. As a defense to the action, he pleads the statute of limitations of that state in the following words: “ That said promissory note was made and became due in Elko county, state of Nevada. That at the time said cause of action arose on said promissory note, the said Rhinehart Brothers, the payees, and this defendant were non-residents of the State of Oregon, and that by the laws of the state of Nevada, in relation to contracts made prior to March 2, 1877, an…