27. - 2. If any person entitled to bring an action in the preceding provisions of this act specified¹, die before the expiration² of the time limited for the commencement of such suit, and such cause of action shall survive to his representatives, his executors or administrators³ may, after the expiration of such time, and within one year after such death, commence such suit, but not after that period. Id. s. 19.

28. - 3. If at any time when any cause of action specified in this act accrues⁴ against any person, he be out of the state, such action may be commenced within the times herein respectively limited, after the return of such person into the state; and if, after such cause of action shall have accrued⁵, such person depart from, and reside out of the state, the time of his absence shall not be deemed or taken as any part of the time limited for the commencement of such action. Id. s. 20. If any person, by leaving the county absconding⁶ or concealing⁷ himself, or any other improper⁸ act of his own, prevent the commencement of any action in this act specified, such action may be commenceed within the times respectively limited, after the commencement of such action shall have ceased to be so prevented. Id. s. 26.

29. - 4. None of the provisions of this act shall apply to suit's brought to enforced payment on bills, notes, or evidences of debt issued by any bank, or moneyed corporation. Id. s. 18.

30. Connecticut. 1. As to lands. No person can make an entry into lands after fifteen years next after his right or title first accrued to the same; and no such entry is valid⁹ unless an action is afterwards commenced thereupon, and is prosecuted¹⁰ with effect within one year next after the making thereof; there is a proviso in favor of disabled persons, who may sue within five years after the disability has been removed.

31. - 2. As to personal actions. 1. In actions on specialties¹¹ and promissory notes, not negotiable, the limitation is seventeen years, with a saving that "persons legally incapable¹² to bring an action on such bond or writing at the accruing¹³ of the right of action, may bring the same within four years after becoming legally capable."

32. - 2. Actions of account, of debt on book, on simple contract, or assumpsit, founded on an implied contract, or upon any contract in writing, not under seal, (except promissory notes not negotiable,) within six years, saving as above three years.

33. - 3. In trespass¹⁴ on the case, six years, but no savings¹⁵.

34. - 4. Actions founded upon express contracts not reduced to writing; upon trespass; or upon the case for word; three years and no savings.

35. - 5. Actions founded on penal¹⁶ statutes¹⁷ one year after the commission of the offence.

36. - 6. A new suit must be commenced within one year after reversal of the former, or when it was arrested.

37. Delaware. 1. As to lands. Twenty years of adverse¹⁸ possession of land is a bar. The general principles of the English law on this subject, have been adopted in this state.