Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit September 20, 1985, 84-3769 (Jones & Laughlin Steel, Inc. v. Mon River Towing, Inc. And United States of America)

OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents an issue of first impression for the Third Circuit: Whether in an admiralty suit against the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act, service of process, timely within Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, is nevertheless untimely — and thus time-barred — because such service was not made on the local United States