Honn v. Pinnell

The change effected by the enactment of our present statute is to require the promise to be reduced to writing. Prior thereto a verbal promise was sufficient.

Any statement verbally made which would formerly have operated to revive a note, will have the like effect now if reduced to writing. Wood on Limitations, Sec, 84—86. Haydon v. Williams, 7 Bingham 163.

An express promise was not formerly necessary. Wooters v. King, 54 Ill. 543; 13 Amer. & Eng. Ency. of Law, p. 753, note 2. Any statement of the debtor clearly admitting the debt to be due, and showing an intention to pay it, was considered…