Legal Opinion
Recovery Ltd. Partnership v. The Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 11, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2:87cv363Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REBECCA BEACH SMITH, Chief Judge.
This matter comes before the court on the Motion for Award of Title (“Motion”) and Memorandum in Support (“Memorandum”), filed by the Plaintiff, Recovery Limited Partnership (“RLP”), on September 5, 2014. ECF Nos. 139, 140.1 The Motion is now ripe for decision2 and, for the reasons set forth below, is DENIED.
I, Factual and Procedural History
The instant Motion is related to the litigation over the salvage rights to the wreck of the S.S. Central America. (“Central America ”). This in rem action has resulted in numerous opinions, dating back to 1987. These…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Columbus-America Discovery Group v. Atlantic Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Martha's Vineyard Scuba Headquarters, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Steam Vessel, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Columbus-America Discovery Group v. Atlantic Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Columbus-America Discovery Group, Inc. v. Atlantic Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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