Crum v. Higold

This suit was brought by Higold, administrator of Craig, deceased, to recover a balance alleged to be due from Crum for medical services rendered him by the deceased Craig. The plaintiff recovered and the record is brought here by the appeal of the defendant.

We deem it necessary to consider only the defense of the statute of limitations, which was interposed by the defendant. It appeared that the account sued upon consisted of a large number of small items for attendance and medicines running through a period of twelve years, the major part of it having accrued more than five years before…