Oberg v. Breen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, Chief Justice.

This was a suit -on a book of account, which was admitted to be barred by the statute of limitations unless the plaintiff’s book of account was evidence of payments on such claim by the deceased. The last item on the debit side of the account was of the date of August 8th, 1877, and the writ issued on the 28th October, 1886. To bridge over this long period the book contained a numerous *146train of credits of moneys paid. The book was proved as a book of original entries and was offered to prove the account and the credits. It was…