O'Neill v. Schoenbrod

HUBBART, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a complaint sounding in unjust enrichment arising from the salvage of a boat approximately two miles off the coast of Florida. This same claim had previously been filed as a salvage action and was dismissed by the trial court on the ground that a salvage claim is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal district court sitting in admiralty. On appeal, this court affirmed. O’Neill v. Schoenbrod, 355 So.2d 440 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978).

We adhere to our prior decision and again affirm the dismissal of the plaintiff’s complaint as, in our…