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NATURE CONSERVANCY v. WILDER CORP. OF DELAWARE

No. 09-2988.

656 F.3d 646 (2011)

The NATURE CONSERVANCY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILDER CORPORATION OF DELAWARE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Kohlhase (argued), Attorney, Miller, Hall & Triggs, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Craig L. Unrath (argued), Attorney, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before ROVNER, WOOD and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

This case proves the maxim that, in appellate briefing, bluster is inversely proportional to merit. This diversity action is a simple breach of contract case seeking money damages, brought well within the applicable Illinois statute of limitations. The defendant contends that the action nevertheless should be barred by the equitable doctrine of laches. Unsupported by any case law in Illinois or the Seventh Circuit, the undeterred defendant concedes...

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