O'Donnell v. Lewis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, upon a promissory note. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered the opinion of the court.
The contention of appellant that the statute of limitations of Illinois does not begin to run on a cause of action that accrued in a foreign state until the defendant comes within the jurisdiction of courts of this state is based prin: cipally upon his contention that.the laws of a country can not be made to operate beyond its territory.
Statutes of limitation do not and are not intended to control action outside of the domain of the power by which they are created; they do not discharge the cause of action, i. 6., the obligation…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hyman v. BayneIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Hibernian Banking Ass'n v. Commercial National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Wooley v. YarnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Story v. ThompsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
- Osgood v. ArttDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1882
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Orschel v. RothschildAppellate Court of Illinois · 1925
- Wells v. ScanlanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905