Gover v. Chamberlain

Citations

• 83 Va. 286
• 5 S.E. 174
• 1887 Va. LEXIS 65

Syllabus

<p>.'Simple Contract&emdash;Statutes of limitation&emdash;Case at bar.-&emdash;Writing not mentioning “seal” in its body, but having scroll attached to the signature, is only a simple contract. The bar of five years applies. And it can be taken out of its operation, not by part payment or promise to settle, but only by promise in writing to pay it, or an acknowledgment in writing such that a promise to pay it must be° inferred therefrom.</p>