Legal Opinion
Marine Mammal Conservancy, Inc. v. Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 3, 1998No. 96-1495PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
Marine Mammal Conservancy, Inc. is a nonprofit organization operating in the Florida Keys. For several years it has been trying to establish its ownership of four dolphins— “Molly,” “Luther,” “Buck,” and “Jake.” In 1995, the board of directors of Sugarloaf Dolphin Sanctuary, Inc., which then owned and held the dolphins at Sugarloaf Key, agreed to transfer their ownership and possession to Marine Mammal. When Sugarloaf failed to perform, a dispute ensued. Before it was resolved, the Department of Agriculture’s Animal…
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