Legal Opinion
Martin v. Carter
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 14, 1979No. 13273PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
This appeal is from an order in a suit to quiet title to certain real property granting appellees’ motion for summary judgment on grounds of laches. The question presented is whether it was an unreasonable delay for appellant to let twenty-three months pass between the time she found a forged contract to convey her property and the time she filed suit, given that she notified the buyer of the property as Soon as she learned of the forgery. When we read the record in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, as we must on summary judgment, Adickes v. S. H. Kress…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Robert I. Powell v. Eugene M. ZuckertCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Mitchell Van Bourg v. Paul H. Nitze, Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- International Underwriters, Inc. v. BoyleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- LaPrade v. RosinskyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- In Re Estate of ReillyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Brown v. DyerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Glass v. STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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