Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency v. Zych
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1999No. 84514PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Freeman
Plaintiff, the State of Illinois ex rel. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and Department of Transportation (State), brought this declaratory judgment action seeking a determination that it owned the remains of the shipwrecked Lady Elgin under the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 (Act) (43 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq. (1988)). The trial court found that title to the wreck belonged to defendant, CIGNA Property and Casualty Insurance, as the successor in interest to the ship’s original insurer, Aetna Insurance Company, which had acquired ownership after the ship sank in 1860. The appellate court…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- 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
- Friedman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by20 opinions
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