Garcia v. Garcia Ex Rel. Estate of Garcia

OPINION

MONTGOMERY, Justice.

The parties agree in their briefs that this case can be correctly characterized as a “posthumous land-grab.” They disagree, of course, on who is doing the grabbing. We do not resolve this question, but we hold that the trial court permissibly decided that the plaintiff’s suit to quiet title was barred by her laches. In so holding, we consider the following issues raised by the plaintiff on appeal: Whether the court’s ruling improperly deprived the plaintiff of her right to a jury trial; whether the defendant’s defense of laches was good against plaintiff’s suit to…