Clark v. Suney

Historical collection note: this decision belongs to the earlier Delaware Court of Common Pleas, a colonial civil court abolished in 1831. It is distinct from the modern Court of Common Pleas first established in 1917. Official history: https://archives.delaware.gov/delaware-agency-histories/court-of-common-pleas/ ; https://courts.delaware.gov/commonpleas/history.aspx

Chief Justice Booth.
The last payment in this case in 1754. First, you may presume after twenty years, and no payment or other evidence of its being due, [that] the mortgage is paid, or that the action is barred from length of time.

The jury without going out of the box found for defendant.