Legal Opinion
Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing Vessel
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided January 18, 1983No. 79-1381-Civ-JLK, 80-1205-Civ-JLKPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION CONTAINING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.
The ultimate fate of the SANTA MARGARITA, a royal galleon of the Spanish Tierra Firme Flota of 1622, is the subject of this opinion.
As this magnificent six hundred thirty ton galleon cleared Havana Harbor on Sunday, September 4, 1622, she carried one hundred eighty-eight persons on board, one hundred forty-three of whom sailed to a rendezvous with death in the tragedy to follow.
The SANTA MARGARITA also carried a treasure of gold and silver ingots, bars, disks, coins, chains and precious…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Henry S. Bloomgarden v. Charles B. CoyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Frank Gunnar WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Pennzoil Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- In Re Special September 1978 Grand Jury (Ii). Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Columbus-America Discovery Group v. Atlantic Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- MDM Salvage, Inc. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing VesselDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1986
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- Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. SellanDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1999
- Fine v. RockwoodDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1995
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