FLORIDA DEPT. OF STATE v. TREASURE SALVORS, INC.

No. 80-1348.

458 U.S. 670 (1982)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE v. TREASURE SALVORS, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided July 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Gamble Smathers, Assistant Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause pro hac vice for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Jim Smith, Attorney General, and Sidney H. McKenzie III.

David Paul Horan argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.*


JUSTICE STEVENS announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE MARSHALL, and JUSTICE BLACKMUN joined.

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