Paul v. Stone

Mar 15, 1873
Reporters:
Before:
Chapman
Chapman, C. J.

The language of Gen. Sts. c. 97, § 5, is, that an action ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‍against an administrator is barred unless it is commenced within two years “ from the time of his giving bond.” This peculiar phraseology has ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‍been construed in Bigelow v. Willson, 1 Pick. 485, 494, and Judge Wilde there says that “ the words, ‘ time of executing the deed,’ used in ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‍the statute, mean, in legal acceptation, the day of delivery, which is the same as ‘ the date,’ or ‘ the day of ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‍the date.’ ” We find nothing to conflict with this decision as to this particular phraseology, and think it applies to this case, the ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‍same phraseology being used in the statute. Case to be sent to an auditor.