Wells v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Wells v. Wilson, 140 Pa. 645 (Pa. 1891)
21 A. 445; 1891 Pa. LEXIS 886
Clark, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson
Wells v. Wilson
Opinion of the Court
We think the evidence was sufficient to take the note in suit out of the statute. That there was a distinct identification of the debt, and that it was still due and unpaid, appears from the testimony of the defendant himself, and if the plaintiff is believed, there was a promise to pay it. In any event, there was such a clear and unambiguous acknowledgment of the note, as a subsisting obligation, as is consistent with a promise to pay. This, under the authorities, is sufficient: Landis v. Roth, 109 Pa. 624.
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- T. J. WELLS v. R. H. WILSON
- Cited By
- 3 cases
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Evidence of a promise to make a payment on a note, distinctly identified, and of such a clear and unambiguous acknowledgment of the note as a subsisting obligation, as is consistent with a promise to pay the whole of it, will toll the bar of the statute of limitations.