Dean Hedges v. United States of America Environmental Moorings International

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 2005-04-15

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SLOVITER, Circuit Judge. Appellant Dean Hedges, whose sailboat was destroyed by heavy seas after it was moored at the Virgin Islands National Park, appeals from the District Court’s dismissal of his admiralty claim against the United States for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We must decide whether equitable tolling is applicable to save Hedges’ claim. The District Court fo…

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