Tippin v. Coleman

Citations

• 61 Miss. 516

Syllabus

<p>1. Limitation op Action. Subsequent disability.</p> <p>The statute of limitations having once begun to run against a party is not stopped by a subsequent disability.</p> <p>2. Same. Joint came of action. When haired as to all.</p> <p>When several have a. joint cause of action and the statute begins to run as to one not under disability when the cause of action accrues, it runs as to all, and one being barred all are barred. Jordan v. McKenzie, 30 Miss. 32; Anding v. Davis, 38 Miss. 574.</p> <p>3. Same. Case in judgment.</p> <p>T. and others were entitled to an estate upon the death of the life tenant. When the life tenant died T. was under no disability but shortly afterward married. Thirteen years intervened between death of life tenant and suit by T. Held, that the statute began to run as to T. on the death of the life tenant and was not stopped by the subsequent marriage, and that T. being barred the others were barred.</p>