Porter v. Elam

Citations

• 25 Cal. 291

Syllabus

<p>Complaint.—A complaint upon a promissory note, the collection of which is barred by the Statute of Limitations, contains a cause of action if it alleges that the defendant has, some time within four years of the day the suit was commenced, “ in writing, acknowledged and promised to pay the note.” Such allegation imports that the defendant signed his name to the writing.</p>