20 Mo. 97 | Mo. | 1854
delivered the opinion of the court.
1. The statute of limitations relied on in this case, must be considered a bar to the plaintiff’s right to recover. Here was a final settlement of the estate of William Whaley, deceased, made in May, 1836. Upon that settlement, the amount of $181 52 remained in the administrators’ hands to be distributed. Now, although the record is silent as to whether any order of distribution was made, directing the administrators to pay the