Schwartz v. Loftus’s Empirical Analysis
216 F. 320 · 1914
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
November 1928
most recently cited
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Boyd · Galliher v. Cadwell · Hale v. Allinson · Patterson v. Hewitt · Penn Mut Life Ins Co v. City of Austin
Most-quoted passages
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““The real questions for decision, in this case, as in all others of like character, are: First, does the bill present a reasonable excuse for the delay in bringing the suit; second, would it be inequitable, so far as the defendants are concerned, if the relief prayed by the' bill should be granted? We think a reasonable excuse has been presented, and we cannot conceive of any injustice which would result to the defendants in allowing the action to proceed. While the lapse of time is an element which courts consider in refusing or granting the defense of laches, time alone ordinarily is not sufficient to constitute the defense; but, in addition thereto, the situation of the parties must have so changed as to render the prosecution of the suit inequitable. These circumstances usually appear in the form of increased value of real estate, either in the rise of the price thereof or in the making of valuable improvements thereon, the death of witnesses, and any other circumstance which would make it inequitable to allow a suit to proceed.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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