Hird v. Bath Iron Works Corp.

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• concluding that the commission exceeded its authority in applying the doctrine of equitable estoppel where there was no “express or implied legislative authority” to do so
• concluding that the commission exceeded its authority in applying the doctrine of equitable estoppel where there was no “express or implied legislative authority” to do so
• concluding that the commission exceeded its authority in applying the doctrine of equitable estoppel where there was no “express or implied legislative authority” to do so
• concluding that the commission exceeded its authority in applying the doctrine of equitable estoppel where there was no “express or implied legislative authority” to do so
• concluding that the commission exceeded its authority in applying the doctrine of equitable estoppel where there was no “express or implied legislative authority” to do so
• “The general purpose of statutes of limitations is to provide eventual repose for potential defendants and to avoid the necessi ty of defending stale claims.”

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