...March 24, 1874, Code Amdts. 1873-4, p. 291. §337. WITHIN FOUR YEARS. Within four years: 1. An action upon any contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing executed within this state; provided, that wherever the time within which any such action must be so commenced...

...Enacted March 11, 1872 (based on Stats. 1850, p. 345), and then read: "Within four years: An action upon any contract, obligation, or liability founded upon an instrument in writing." 2. Amended by Code Amdts. 1873-74, p. 291, adding the words "executed in this state" at end of section....

...for the recovery of real property, arc as follows: * * * "Sec. 337. Within four years : (1) An action upon any contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing executed within this state; provided, that wherever the time within which any such action must be so commenced...

...State within the United States; 2, an action for meene profits oí real property. Within four years, 1, upon any contract, obligation, or liability founded upon an instrument in writing; 2, upon a book account, an account stated, or for the balance upon a mutual open and current account....

...limits the time for the commencement of actions as follows : "Sec. 337. Within four years: An action upon any contract, obligation, or liability, founded upon an instrument in writing, executed In this state." This proceeding was instituted on the last day of that period of time. There are no facts...

...statute." The limitation periods fixed, with some exceptions not important here, are: Within eight years upon any contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing. (Sec. 6445.) "Sec. 6460. * * * If a person against whom an action may be brought dies before the expiration...

...profits of real property must be commenced within five years. — (CCP 336.) FOUR YEARS: An action upon any contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing, executed within this State or for open running accounts, must be commenced within four years. — (CCP 337.)...

...pointed out above : Section 337 : Actions commenced within four years. Within four years. 1 : An action upon any contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing. 2 : An action to recover (1) upon a mutual, open and current account ; provided, however, that the...

....'!37 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which prescribes a period of four years within which "an action upon any contract, obligation, or liability founded upon an instrument in writing executed in this state" may be brought. It is obvious that the controlling question is as to where the undertaking...

...section 337 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which provides a limitation of four years in which "an action upon any contract, obligation, or liability, founded upon an instrument in writing executed in this state," can be brought. As the contracts of affreightment which are involved in the present libel...