Legal Opinion
Michael Williamson v. Recovery Limited Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2013No. 11-3723, 12-3949PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is the latest skirmish in the legal battle over the treasures recovered from the of the 19th-century steamship S.S. Central America, a battle that has spanned three decades and numerous courts. Dubbed the “Ship of Gold,” 1 the Central America sank in the Atlantic Ocean in September 1857, taking over 400 passengers and many tons of gold with her. Her wreckage was discovered over 130 years later by a group of explorers led by Thomas Thompson, in what remains one of the most significant finds in maritime history. One jurist described the feat as “a…
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