Legal Opinion
Bovay v. H. M. Byllesby & Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided January 7, 1943PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, Chancellor:
The real question is whether the statute of limitations is a good plea.
In cases coming within its exclusive jurisdiction, a court of equity is not bound to follow the statutory period of limitations, governing similar actions at law, in determining whether a complainant is guilty of loches, barring his right of action. Bovay, et al., v. Byllesby & Co., 25 Del. Ch. 1, 12 A. 2d 178; Id., 26 Del. Ch. 69, 22 A. 2d 138. In the absence of some unusual circumstances, the analogous statutory period of limitations is frequently, and, perhaps, usually applied, in determining that…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Guth v. Loft, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1939
- Hanger v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Keenan v. EshlemanSupreme Court of Delaware · 1938
- Federal United Corp. v. HavenderSupreme Court of Delaware · 1940
- Godden v. KimmellSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Layton v. AllenSupreme Court of Delaware · 1968
- Harold Kraft v. Wisdomtree Investments, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2016
- Bovay v. H. M. Byllesby & Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1944
- Tobacco & Allied Stocks, Inc. v. Transamerica Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1956
- Austrian v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
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