Legal Opinion
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Alexander
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1980No. 79-2684PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
This attempt to halt the construction of a federally financed waterway because the width of the waterway exceeds the size authorized by Congress was dismissed by the district court on the basis that it was barred by laches — delay in presenting the claim resulting in prejudice to the defendants. We hold that laches was an appropriate defense, that the factual findings on which the district judge based his conclu*476sions were supported by the record and that the legal principles he applied were correct.
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The headwater of this litigation commenced to flow forty years…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ecology Center of Louisiana, Inc. v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Conan Properties, Inc. v. Conans Pizza, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- White v. DanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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