Marchetti v. Linn

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• laches may apply when plaintiff’s delay gives rise to “a presumption that, if the plaintiff was ever possessed of a right, it has been abandoned or waived”
• laches may apply when plaintiff’s delay gives rise to “a presumption that, if the plaintiff was ever possessed of a right, it has been abandoned or waived”
• factors used to determine laches include whether party acted at first opportunity

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).