¶1The plaintiff brought his action on an account and prayed judgment for the sum of three hundred and seventy-eight dollars, with interest from October 1,1895.
¶2The first item of the account was dated September 18, 1884; the last item, No*383vember 29, 1886; the suit was commenced October 8, 1895.
¶3The defendant set up the bar of the Statute of Limitations.
¶4The plaintiff in his second amended reply, plead as follows:
¶5For their second amended reply to defendant’s answer, the plaintiffs say that it is not true that they ought not to have or maintain this action, for that said cause of action did not accrue, to plaintiffs within six years prior to the beginning of said action; plaintiffs further say, that during a large portion of the time elapsing between the accruing of said cause of action and the beginning of this suit, the defendant was absent from the state of Ohio; that the extent of said absence is definitely known to defendant and not to plaintiffs, but plaintiffs are informed and believe that said absence of defendant from this state, was from some time in the year 1887, until some time in the year 1892.
¶6Plaintiff proved the allegations of his petition and rested.
¶7Defendant then immediately rested. The court after argument of counsel, directed the jury to bring a verdict for the defendant without leaving their seats, which was accordingly done.