Hicks against Hicks
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 10 November 1802 |
| Date | 10 November 1802 |
| Court | Court of the King's Bench |
English Reports Citation: 102 E.R. 502
IN THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
hicks against HiCKS. Wednesday, Nov. 10th, 1802. Where the grantee of an annuity, set aside for a defective registry, brings an action for money had and received to recover back the consideration-money paid for it, the grantor may set off the payments made in respect of such annuity though for more than six years, unless the plaintiff reply the Statute of Limitations. This was an action for money had and received to recover back 7111. the consideration money paid many years ago for an annuity granted by the defendant to the plaintiff; but which annuity after having been paid for several ye'ars (more than six) bad been recently set aside by the Court on the application of the defendant for a defect in the memorial of registry. The defendant pleaded a set-off of more money paid to the plaintiff's use than was due to him: and this appeared at the trial to be true, provided the defendant was at liberty to set off-all the payments which had been made to the plaintiff in respect of the annuity for more than six years past; which Lord Ellenborough held that he might, the plaintiff not having replied the Statute of Limitations: upon which a verdict [17] passed for the defendant at the last sittings before his Lordship. Erskine now moved to set aside the verdict, and have a new trial, x n the ground that a- party, who had set aside an annuity on account of illegality, and had refused to execute a new security for the consideration he had received (a fact which he stated to have appeared at the trial), had no right to consider those which then appeared to have been his own voluntary...
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