MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court. He stated the facts in the foregoing language and continued:
The only point seriously insisted upon in argument, or which is necessary to be considered, is, that this suit was barred by limitation. The Revised Statutes of Maine, in force when it was brought, provided that "all actions of assumpsit or upon the case founded on any contract or liability, express or implied," should be commenced "within six years...
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