Smith v. Campbell

Superior Court of Delaware

Smith v. Campbell

5 Del. 380

DecidedJuly 1, 1852

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Bluebook

Smith v. Campbell, 5 Del. 380 (Del. Ct. App. 1852).

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The Court

charged the jury, that if they had satisfactory evidence of an acknowledgment by Patrick Campbell, within six years, of the existence of the debt, as a subsisting demand, founded on these notes, though made to a third person, not the holder of the notes, and -though not amounting to a promise to pay, the action was not barred, and the plaintiff was entitled to recover.

Verdict for plaintiff.

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The Court

charged the jury, that if they had satisfactory evidence of an acknowledgment by Patrick Campbell, within six years, of the existence of the debt, as a subsisting demand, founded on these notes, though made to a third person, not the holder of the notes, and -though not amounting to a promise to pay, the action was not barred, and the plaintiff was entitled to recover.

Verdict for plaintiff.

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5 Del. 380, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/smith-v-campbell-delsuperct-1852.