Legal Opinion
Deering v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided April 16, 1980No. 355-77PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKunzig, Judge
This case, before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment, calls on us to review once again the applicability of the doctrine of laches to a military pay claim. In particular, we are faced with the issue of whether the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 — which suspends during a period of active military duty the running of time for statutes of limitation periods — similarly suspends the running of time for determining whether laches applies. For the reasons set forth below, we hold there is no such corresponding suspension of time for purposes of laches. Moreover,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Norris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Cason v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
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3Cited by62 opinions
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