Legal Opinion
Platoro Limited, Inc. v. Unidentified Remains of a Vessel
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 12, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 69-B-86PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GARZA, District Judge.
The Plaintiff, Platoro Limited, Inc., an Indiana corporation, is attempting by this action in admiralty to establish its claim as Salvor to the remains of a vessel and certain goods belonging to the vessel, which were recovered by it off the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico, at a point east of where the Port Mansfield channel intersects historical Padre Island.
The vessel and its cargo involved in this salvage claim are the remains of an old Spanish galleon that sank on or near the shores of Padre Island, some four hundred and fifty years ago and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The" Sabine"Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- The Clarita and the ClaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Houseman v. Cargo of the Schooner North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1841
- Rickard v. PringleDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
3Cited by6 opinions
- Platoro Limited, Inc. v. The Unidentified Remains Of A VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Platoro Ltd. v. Unidentified Remains of a Vessel, Her Cargo, Apparel, Tackle, & Furniture, in a Cause of Salvage, Civil & MaritimeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Platoro Ltd. v. the Unidentified Remains of a VesselDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1981
- Platoro Limited, Inc. v. Unidentified Remains of a VesselDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1973
- Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports2002
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