Compound interest may be awarded against defaulting fiduciaries at a rate reflecting the actual or presumed profits from the misuse of trust property, not at the rate pleaded by the claimant where that rate is unsupported by evidence of actual returns. The rate of 5% was substituted for 8% where partnership returns on capital were shown to be modest. Laches will not bar equitable relief where the fiduciary's own obstructive conduct contributed to the delay and the fiduciary did not act to their disadvantage in reliance on the claimant's inaction.
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