· 3/9/1981
Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. The Unidentified Wrecked And Abandoned Sailing Vessel, Etc.
Citations
- 640 F.2d 560
- 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 19437
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that courts construe § 1292(a)(3) narrowly
- “Although the law of salvage grants the salvor a right to possession of the property, the salvage of a vessel or goods at sea, even when the goods have been abandoned, does not divest the original owner of title or grant ownership rights to the salvor”
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