Llaneras y Quintana v. La Compañia Ferrea del Oeste
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
1. Equity will not relieve one guilty of gross delay. 2. It is an established rule with courts of equity, independent of any statute of limitations, that they will not entertain stale demands.
1Opinion of the Court
Rodey, Judge,
delivered the following opinion:
This is a bill in equity by the complainants, five m number, by name, and others characterized as the succession or heirs of Feliciano Oarbia and of one Feliu, whoever the latter may he, not appearing, against several respondents, the first being a railroad corporation and the other three individuals. The bill is a *76long and prosy one, consisting of twenty-two pages of typewritten matter.
The issue before us is raised by a demurrer which sets out twenty-two different reasons why the cause of action should not be sustained. Extensive oral arguments…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Twin-Lick Oil Co. v. MarburySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Speidel v. HenriciSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Patterson v. HewittSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- McKnight v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1843
- Riddle v. WhitehillSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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