Tennessee Supreme Court December 15, 1853 (Brownlow v. Jones)

Caruthers, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action on the case for libel, or written defamation.

By the agreed case, a single point of law is presented for our decision, and that is, whether the limitation of such action is three years or six months ?

This must depend -upon the proper construction of our act of limitations of 1715, ch. 27, § 5. C. & N., 439.