Legal Opinion
John Raziano, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony Raziano, and Josephine Raziano, Individually v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 8, 1993No. 92-4449PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
In district court the government unsuccessfully sought to bar this action against it by asserting the Suits in Admiralty Act’s (“SAA”) statute of limitations. The issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether the statute of limitations, under the circumstances of this ease, was tolled. We conclude that the statute of limitations was not tolled and that the limitation does bar plaintiffs’ action.
I. Facts and Background
Anthony Raziano died as a result of a collision between his boat and an unlit Coast Guard marker in June 1989. In November 1990, the Razianos (Anthony’s…
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