Acknowledgment in writing given to the person entitled or his agent, to be equivalent to possession or receipt of rent
15 Acknowledgment in writing given to the person entitled or his agent, to be equivalent to possession or receipt of rent
When any acknowledgment of the title of the person entitled to any land or rent has been given to him or his agent in writing signed by the person in possession or in receipt of the profits of such land, or in receipt of such rent, then such possession or receipt of or by the person by whom such acknowledgment has been given shall be deemed, according to the meaning of this Act, to have been the possession or receipt of or by the person to whom or to whose agent such acknowledgment has been given at the time of giving the same, and the right of such last‑mentioned person, or any person claiming through him, to make an entry or distress or bring an action to recover such land or rent shall be deemed to have first accrued at and not before the time at which such acknowledgment, or the last of such acknowledgments if more than one, was given.
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