Title: STATE ex rel. BARNETT v. AUSTIN
Citation: 182 Okla. 524, 1938 OK 300, 78 P.2d 797
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: April 26, 1938

STATE ex rel. BARNETT v. AUSTIN Annotate this Case STATE ex rel. BARNETT v. AUSTIN 1938 OK 300 78 P.2d 797 182 Okla. 524 Case Number: 27907 Decided: 04/26/1938 Supreme Court of Oklahoma STATE EX REL. BARNETT v. AUSTIN Syllabus ¶0 1. APPEAL AND ERROR - REVIEW - Conflicting Evidence on Issue in Law Action. In a law action this court will not say as a matter of law that the evidence conclusively establishes a particular fact in issue where the evidence is in conflict concerning the particular issue. 2. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS - Statutes Prescribing Limitation in Actions for Relief on Ground of Fraud Applicable Only as Against Party Seeking Affirmative Relief on Ground of Fraud Committed by Opponent. "Statutes providing that in an action for relief on the ground of fraud limitation shall run from the time the fraud is discovered apply only as against a party who seeks affirmative relief on the ground of fraud committed by his opponent; they do not apply so as to raise a bar against a party who is seeking merely to defend his rights on the ground that a contract or transaction sought to be enforced by his opponent is fraudulent. Likewise a statute providing that actions for relief against frauds must be commenced within a certain time after the cause of action accrues does not apply where the fraud is set up merely by way of defense and not as a ground for affirmative relief." Dixon v. Hawkins, 178 Okla. 250 , 62 P.2d 251 . 3. BILLS AND