Legal Opinion
R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. the Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 12, 2002No. 01-2227PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge.
R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. (“RMST”), as sal-vor-in-possession of the submerged wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic and the artifacts salvaged from it, challenges the district court’s orders of September 26, 2001, and October 19, 2001. These orders were entered after the court discovered RMST’s plans to sell some of the artifacts and confirmed that the court’s earlier orders prohibiting the sale of artifacts “were proper and were necessary when entered.” RMST contends…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The" Sabine"Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Point Landing, Inc., Intervenor v. Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Columbus-America Discovery Group v. Atlantic Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Mason v. Ship BlaireauSupreme Court of the United States · 1804
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Petroleos Mexicanos Refinacion v. M/t King a (Ex-Tbilisi), Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., in Rem by King David Shipping Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
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- R.M.S. Titanic, Incorporated v. The Wrecked And Abandoned VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Mamma Mia's Trattoria, Inc. v. The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. the Wrecked & Abandoned VesselDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2010
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