Piper v. Hoard’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““An action to procure a judgment othei than for a sum of money, on the ground of fraud, in a case which, on the thirty-ñrst day of December, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, was cognizable by the court of chancery, [must be brought within 6 years after the cause of action accrued.] The cause of action in such a case is not deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the plaintiff, or the person under whom he claims, of the facts constituting the fraud. ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. Smith