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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ... who was under disabilities, as a ward, at the time tbe cause of action accrued has not the full six years and ten years, respectively, for the bringing of his action, but only three years from the time he arrives at his majority. So, in the present case, it is insisted that the right of action accrued upon the death of the guardian (Sanders v. Forgasson, 3 B-axt., 260), which was during the minority of the complainant; that he had only nine months of the general statute of limitations above referred to (that is, of the six years and of the ten years, respectively, grace) in which to sue between the death of his guardian and the attaining of his own majority; and that thereafter (that is, from the date of attaining his majority) he bad only three years in which to bring suit, and did not have the full benefit of the six years and ten years, respectively, and of the three years in addition thereto, or of any part of the said three years in addition, but only the three years. There are some general expressions in some of our Jackson v. Crutchfleld. cases that seem to indicate that a person under disability will have only three years after the removal of that disability in which to sue, irrespective of the time fixed for the particular kind of action in favor of persons in general. These cases are Ouion v. Anderson, 8 Humph., 298, 326,327; Murdoch v. Johnson, 7 Cold., 605, 619, 620; Hanks v. Folsom, 11 Lea, 555, 562; Stevens v. Bomar, 9 Humph., 546, 550. However, in each of these cases it appears from examination that the time fixed by the general statute for the bringing of the action had already expired, and the three years referred to was in addition to that time. The court did not have in mind such a case as the present, wherein it is insisted that the per... Tennessee. Supreme Court, Books, History, Reports Of Cases Argued And Determined In The Supreme Court Of Tennessee Volume 111 Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 111; Original Published by: Rich Printing Co. in 1904 in 845 pages; Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc; History / General; Law / General; Law / Reference;<