Legal Opinion
Amidon v. Amidon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 6, 1971No. 5735PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
The question presented by this appeal is whether the defense of laches may bar recovery by one party to a separation agreement against the other when the former had failed for seven years to enforce that agreement. The trial court, in a well-considered opinion, concluded that laches is a valid defense in such a situation and should apply upon the facts of the instant case. We affirm.
On March 28, 1960, the parties entered into a separation agreement, pursuant to which the husband, appellee, received custody of their two children and agreed to pay separate maintenance to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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- Landell v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1954
- George A. Landell, of E. A. Landell, Deceased, Etc. v. Northern Pacific Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Holcomb v. HolcombCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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