The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1888. Statutes of Limitations

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 156, 2 August 1888, Page 2

The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1888. Statutes of Limitations

♦ A petition was presented to the House on Monday by Dr Newman on behalf of a Mis Axicqe Mill, who complainß of wrong treatment by a Christchurch medico, such maltreatment, owing to petitioner "being an inmate of the lunatic asylum, not having been discovered till legal action was barred by the Statute of Limitation. She now prays the House to make enquiry into the matter of her grievance. As the jHOvieionß «# these Statute* sure not

generally known, we now give a bre.if summary of them so far as they are likely to apply to this colony : — " These Statutes liaait the time in j which a man may seek redress for an injury he has sustained. Lapse of time will not protect anyone who hrg ever committed a crime from being prosecuted for it. Redress from a trustee for a breach of trust may be barred by lapse of time. An action for debt or covenant, if founded on a deed, must be brought within twenty years of breach; if founded on any less formal agreement within six years after the breach. An action to recover land must be brought within twelve years after the right to bring it first accrued. Should the right have accrued to a person under disability, as an infant or lunatic, an action may be brought within twelve years of its accruing, or within six years of the disability endinp, or the disabled person dying, but in 110 case ef disability are more than thirty years to be allowed altogether. The above term of twelve years applies also to an action brought by a mortgagor to recover possession of his land, and to an action brought to recover money charged upon land by mortgage or otherwise. Only such arrears ef rent as have accrued within six years before bringing an action for them can be recovered. Actions of trespass to goods, of assault, battery, wounding, or imprisonment, mußt be brought within four years of the time when the injury was committed ; actions for slander being limited to two years. Actions on penal statutes, if brought by the party aggrieved, are limited to two years ; if brought by a common informer, are limited to one year. The lapse of sixty years bars actions for the recovery of real property, when brought by the Crown against a subject." In all other cases where information is needed we recommend our readers to consult a respectable lawyer.