Legal Opinion
Platoro Limited, Inc. v. Unidentified Remains of a Vessel
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 26, 1973No. Civ. A. 69-B-86PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, District Judge.
Platoro Limited, Inc., an Indiana corporation, brought this suit in a cause of salvage, civil and maritime, against the unidentified remains of a vessel, her cargo, apparel, tackle and furniture on August 6, 1969. The plaintiff-salvors had located the remains of Spanish vessels, which sank during a hurricane in the year 1554, off the shores of historic Padre Island, located in the Gulf of Mexico. The recovery of the artifacts made the subject of this lawsuit were recovered by the plaintiff in September, October, November and December of 1967, until restrained on December…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Moran v. SturgesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Schley v. CouchTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- State Ex Rel. Ervin v. Massachusetts CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Platoro Limited, Inc. v. Unidentified Remains of a VesselDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1970
- The ZevCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
3Cited by4 opinions
- Platoro Limited, Inc. v. The Unidentified Remains of a Vessel, Her Cargo, Apparel, Tackle, and Furniture, in a Cause of Salvage, Civil and MaritimeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Cobb Coin Co. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing VesselDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1981
- Platoro Ltd. v. the Unidentified Remains of a VesselDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1981
- Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports1988