Bill of review for error apparent will not lie after twenty years from the making of the decree. The time runs from the decree, not from the inrolment.
Citations:
[1767] EngR 54, (1767) Amb 645, (1767) 27 ER 419
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See Also – Smith v Clay 10-May-1767
Long Delay in Application Debarred Remedy
Review was sought of a decree pronounced some thirty or forty years before. The defect was apparent on the face of the record.
Held: The review was barred by the length of time elapsed.
Lord Camden LC applied the doctrine of laches, . .
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Equity
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.374833
