Legal Opinion
Platoro Ltd. v. Unidentified Remains of a Vessel, Her Cargo, Apparel, Tackle, & Furniture, in a Cause of Salvage, Civil & Maritime
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1983No. 81-1257PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of a dispute between the State of Texas and Platoro, Ltd., a corporation organized to find and recover treasure from ancient shipwrecks, over the results of a successful operation by Platoro. The two parties have been in litigation over this operation since the late 1960s, and this appeal marks their third appearance in this court. We are unfortunately unable to put an end to the controversy here: while we affirm in part the district court’s judgment for Platoro, we must remand the case for recalculation of the proper award.
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