Tyson v. Britton

Hemphill, Ch. J.

The maker of the note in suit departed this life after the maturity of the note, hut previous to the expiration of the term allowed by law for the commencement of the action. Some months elapsed before *112the grant of letters of administration, and the only question in the case which I shall examine is whether the statute ceased running in the in--terval between his death and the grant of administration on his estate. If this interval be stricken from the computation, the suit was properly brought; if otherwise, the bar had operated and the judgment must be reversed. The rule…