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

Per Curiam:

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
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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.