Cade v. Burton

Dec 15, 1866
Reporters:
Before:
Lumpkin
Lumpkin, C. J.

That Burton perpetrated a gross fraud upon Cade ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍cannot be doubted in this case. Still, Tate is protected, and the only question is, when the suit ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍should have been commenced by Cade against Burton. We think, by analogy, that the period of limitations applicable for ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍the fraud is the same as that which would apply to an action for the land, to-wit: seven ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍years from the discovery of the fraud; which was when Tate commenced clearing the land in dispute in ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍the winter of 1856-57. Consequently, the judgment below, is reversed.