Rouse v. . Rouse’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “It is a general rule that, as between trustee and cestui que trust , lapse of time is not a bar to an action, but where the trustee disclaims the trust, to the knowledge of the cestui que trust , either expressly or by acts necessarily implying a disclaimer, and the trustee remains in unbroken possession, lapse of time may be relied upon as a defense. McAden v. Palmer , 140 N.C. 258 ; Williams v. Church , 1 Ohio St. 478 ; Coxe v. Carson , 169 N.C. 137 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bright v. . Hood, Comr. of Banks