英文法律词典 L-43

8. Alabama. 1. As to real estate. 1. After twenty years after title accrued¹, no entry can be made into lands. 2. No action for the recovery of land can be maintained, if commenced after thirty vears after title accrued. 3. Actions on claims by virtue² of any title which has not been confirmed by either of the boards of commissioners³ of the United States, for adjusting land claims &c., and not recognized or confirmed by any act of congress, are barred after three years; there is a proviso as to lands formerly⁴ in West Florida, and in favor of persons under disabilities.

9. - 2. As to personal actions. 1. Actions of trespass⁵, quare clausum fregit; trespass; detinue; trover; replevin for taking away of goods and chattels⁶; of debt, founded on any lending or contract, without specialty⁷, or for arrearages of rent on a parol demise⁸ of account and upon the case, (except actions for slander⁹, and such as concern the trade of merchandise between merchant and merchant, their factors or agents, are to be commenced within six years next after the cause of action accrued, and not after.

10. - 2. Actions of trespass for assaults, menace, battery, wounding and imprisonment¹⁰, or any of them, are limited to two years.

11. - 3. Actions for words to one year.

12. - 4. Actions of debt or covenant¹¹ for rent or arrearages of rent, founded upon any lease under seal, or upon any single or penal¹² bill for the payment of money only, or on any obligation with condition for the payment of money only, or upon any award under the hands and seals of arbitrators, are to be commenced within sixteen years after the cause of action accrued, and not after; but if any payment has been made on the same at any time, then sixteen years from the time of such payment.

13. - 5. Judgments¹⁴ cannot be revived after twenty years.

14. - 6. A new action must be brought within one year when the former has been reversed on error, or the judgment¹³ has been arrested.

15. - 7. Actions on book accounts must be commenced within three years, except in the case of trade or merchandise between merchant and merchant, their factors or agents.

16. - 8. Writs¹⁶ of error must be sued out within three years after final judgment.

17. Arkansas. 1. As to lands. No action for the recovery of any lands or tenements¹⁷, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, sball be maintained, unless it appears that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor¹⁸, or grantor, was seised or possessed¹⁹ of the promises in question within ten years before the commencement of such suit. Act of March 3, 1838, s. 1. Rev¹⁵. Stat. 527. No entry upon lands or tenements shall be deemed sufficient or valid²⁰ as a claim, unless an action be commenced thereon within one year after such entry, and within ten years from the time when the right to make such entry descended²¹ and accrued. Id. s. 2. The right of any person to the possession of any lands or tenements, shall not be impaired²² or affected²³ by a descent cast in consequence of the death of any person in possession of such estate. Id. s. 3.