South Georgia Railway Co. v. South Georgia Grocery Co.

1. An action by a railway company for the purchase-price of 23 mileage books, for both intrastate and interstate transportation over its line, sold to the defendant and charged to its account from time to time during several successive years, is barred by the statute of limitations when not brought within 4 years after the accrual of the right of action. Civil Code, §§ 4362, 4368. Such a claim is not a statutory liability, enforceable, under the provisions of section 4360, at any time within 20 years after the accrual of the right of action. “A statutory liability is one that depends for its…