WILSON v. U.S. GOVERNMENT

No. 93-2025.

23 F.3d 559 (1994)

Robert WILSON, et al., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Osvaldo Perez-Marrero, Hato Rey, PR, for appellant.

David V. Hutchinson, Asst. Director, Admiralty Torts Branch, Civ. Div., with whom Frank W. Hunger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Guillermo Gil, U.S. Atty., Washington, DC, and Fidel Sevillano, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, PR, were on brief for appellee.

Before CYR and STAHL, Circuit Judges, and PIERAS, District Judge.


STAHL, Circuit Judge.

More than two years after suffering an injury at sea, plaintiff-appellant Robert Wilson1 attempted to amend his complaint against a private party to include the United States as defendant. The amended complaint sought damages under the Public Vessels Act and the Suits in Admiralty Act, both of which carry a two-year statute of limitations. The district court dismissed the...

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