The very purpose of a statute of limitations--whether it relates to suits between private citizens or to suits brought against the Government--is to avoid stale claims and to procure a reasonably prompt initiation of judicial action before records are lost or scattered, memories grow dim, and witnesses die or become unavailable.
Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Concerning Claims Arising as a Result of Construction of Elephant Butte Dam
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