Miller v. McDowell

Citations

• 69 Kan. 453
• 77 P. 101
• 1904 Kan. LEXIS 272

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Oral Assumption op Debt—Proof of Statementsto a Stranger Admissible. Proof of statements and admissions made by an alleged debtor to a stranger, that he is liable for one-half of a certain indebtedness evidenced by the promissory note of another, is admissible in an action against his administrator to recover such admitted indebtedness.</p> <p>2. - Payment and Admission to Bank Gashier Sufficient to Toll the Statute. A payment made to the cashier of a bank which holds a note for collection, with the statement by the person making such payment that he is obligated for one-half of the note and interest, though such person be neither maker nor indorser of the note, is sufficient to toll the statute of limitations as to him.</p>