ON THE LIMITATION OF ACTIONS AT LAW AND IN EQUITY. With an Appendir, CONTAINING THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS. By H. G. WOOD, AUTHOR OF THE LAW OF NUISANCES," "MASTER AND SERVANT," 46 FIRE INSURANCE," "LANDLORD AND TENANT," ETC. BOSTON: CHARLES C. SOULE, Law Publisher. BODERIAN 15 DEC 1962 LIBRARY Copyright, 1882, UNIVERSITY PRESS: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE. PREFACE. THE radical changes wrought in the statutes of limitations in the several States of this country within the last twenty years, and in the theories applicable thereto, render a new work adapted to the present condition of the statutes indispensable. I have endeavored to bring together in one volume all that is material upon the subject. In order to do so I have been compelled to precipitate much matter into the notes, which would properly have found a place in the text; but this method will be found to detract from the symmetry of the work, rather than its usefulness, as the index is very full, and covers the notes as well as the text. I have not attempted to cite all the cases involving questions of the application or construction of these statutes, as they are quite too numerous, but have endeavored to give all which involve difficult questions, and such as are authoritative. I have given in the Appendix the English Statutes of Limitations, as well as those of all the States of this country, and of all the Territories, so far as their statutes were accessible to me. These statutes will be found reliable, and to cover all legislation in the several States upon the matter of general limitations to date; and I have made arrangements to have printed upon slips (which can readily be pasted into the Appendix), such changes in or amendments to the several statutes as may be made from time to time, which will be furnished gratuitously to any mem |