by John Marshall Harlan

“ It is contended on this writ of error that the judgment below deprived the plaintiff in error of her property without due process of law, and that this result was accomplished by applying to the case a certain statute of limitations of Missouri, as construed and enforced by the highest court of that state. ”

“ It is contended that the cases of Huntington v. Attrill, 146 U.S. 657, 13 Sup. Ct. 224; Marchant v. Railroad Co., 153 U.S. 380, 14 Sup. Ct. 894; and Scott v. McNeal, 154 U.S. 34, 14 Sup. Ct. 1108,-recognized some exceptions to this general rule. ”