ACTIO NON ACCREVIT INFRA, SEX ANNOS

The name of the plea of the statute of limitations, when the defendant alleges that the plaintiff’s action has not accrued within six years. Actio non datur non damnincato. An action is not given to one who is not injured. Jenk. Cent 69. Actio non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea. An action does not make one guilty, unless the intention be bad. Lofft 37.