Per Curiam.
Our first query is whether the court of appeals erred in holding that laches bars appellant's action in mandamus. The doctrine of laches is based upon the maxim vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt (the laws aid the vigilant, and not those who slumber on their rights). In our unanimous opinion in Connin v. Bailey (1984),
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