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PLATORO LTD., INC. v. UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS, ETC.

No. 78-1052.

614 F.2d 1051 (1980)

PLATORO LIMITED, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS OF A VESSEL, her cargo, apparel, tackle, and furniture, in a cause of salvage, civil and maritime, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 8, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack D. Sanchez, Brownsville, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Paul B. Gavia, Connie Ode, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before AINSWORTH and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 8, 1980.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Platoro Limited, Inc. appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissing its suit in rem to obtain title to the unidentified remains of a Spanish vessel abandoned over 400 years earlier (in 1554) and resting on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Padre Island, Texas. Alternatively, plaintiff sought...

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