Supreme Court of Pennsylvania January 31, 1870 (Hannum v. Borough of West Chester)

The opinion of the court was delivered, January 31st 1870, by

Sharswood, J. —

The Act of March 27th 1713, 1 Smith 76, for limitation of actions, copied from 21 Jac. 1, c. 16, includes in its enumeration all forms of personal actions in use, but it provided *478that the time should be reckoned from the cause of action or suit, and not after.