Legal Opinion
Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing Vessel
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided July 2, 1981No. 75-1416-Civ-SMAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION CONTAINING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
ARONOVITZ, District Judge.
A modern-day odyssey of the sea has again unfolded in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, at Key West, Florida, between opposing salvors and/or treasure hunters seeking to possess the wealth of Midas in a scenario of true life so spectacular as to relegate the sea tales of Herman Melville and the glamour of a Hollywood production to miniscule insignificance.
This battle over a shallow-water wreck site off the Keys and shoals of the Florida coastline has the drama…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- The Canal Authority of the State of Florida v. Howard H. Callaway, Secretary of the United States Army, the Cross-Florida Canal Association v. Howard H. Callaway, Secretary of the United States Army, Eleanor H. Miller v. Avery S. Fullerton, Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, J. G. Perko v. The Canal Authority of the State of Florida, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Frank Gunnar WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Gore v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. The Unidentified Wrecked And Abandoned Sailing Vessel, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Eads v. BrazeltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1861
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3Cited by9 opinions
- R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. HaverCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Moyer v. Wrecked & Abandoned VesselDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
- MDM Salvage, Inc. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing VesselDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1986
- Fathom Exploration, LLC v. the Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel or VesselsDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2005
- Deep Sea Research, Inc. v. Brother JonathanDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1995
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