The application of laches is generally an issue of fact. Siana Oil & Gas Co., L.L.C. v. Dublin Co., 2018 ND 164, ¶ 24, 915 N.W.2d 134. "Whether laches bars a claim is a fact intensive inquiry and depends on the facts and circumstances of the case."
The application of laches is generally an issue of fact. Siana Oil & Gas Co., L.L.C. v. Dublin Co. , 2018 ND 164, ¶ 24, 915 N.W.2d 134. "Whether laches bars a claim is a fact intensive inquiry and depends on the facts and circumstances of the case." Kvande v. Thorson , 2020 ND 186, ¶ 12, 947 N.W.2d 901.
See, e.g., United States v. Noble, 237 U.S. 74, 80, 35 S.Ct. 532, 59 L.Ed. 844 (1915); Sehlstrom v. Sehlstrom, 925 N.W.2d 233, 238 (Minn.2019); Siana Oil & Gas Co., L.L.C v. Dublin Co., 2018 ND 164, 915 N.W.2d 134, ¶ 19; Weber v. Mobil Oil Corp., 2010 OK 33, 243 P.3d 1, ¶ 19, fn. 25; 10 Nygaard v. Getty Oil Co., 918 So.2d 1237, 1240, ¶ 14 (Miss.2005); Ferguson v. Coronado Oil Co., 884 P.2d 971, 977 (Wyo.
Laches is generally a question of fact. Siana Oil & Gas Co., L.L.C. v. Dublin Co. , 2018 ND 164, ¶ 24, 915 N.W.2d 134. [¶13] The district court found laches does not apply because Thorson's circumstances have remained unchanged since the fall of 2012, and therefore, Thorson was unable to prove any prejudice due to Kvande's delay in bringing suit.