Legal Opinion
Perez v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1999No. 98-20114PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff in this appeal challenges the district court’s conclusion that her action against the government was time-barred. The case requires us to decide whether equitable tolling is available in tort cases against the government and whether it is applicable on the facts presented. We find it both available and applicable, and thus REVERSE.
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While performing with other members of her student belly-dancing troupe at the Brazos Festival in College Station, Texas, Diane Krobusek Perez stopped to pose for pictures in front of an Armored Personnel…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Irwin v. Department of Veterans AffairsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Lindahl v. Office of Personnel ManagementSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. BrockampSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by56 opinions
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