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CHANCE v. CERTAIN ARTIFACTS FOUND AND SALVAGED

No. CV483-391.

606 F.Supp. 801 (1984)

Frank CHANCE, Paul Chance and David Topper, Plaintiffs, v. CERTAIN ARTIFACTS FOUND AND SALVAGED FROM THE NASHVILLE a/k/a the Rattlesnake, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, etc., in rem., Defendant, State of Georgia, Claimant.

United States District Court, S.D. Georgia, Savannah Division.

August 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold B. Yellin, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiffs.

Robert S. Bomar, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, State of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga., Gustave R. Dubus, III, Savannah, Ga., for defendant.

ORDER

EDENFIELD, District Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this admiralty action to determine their rights, if any, to artifacts salvaged from a sunken ship located on state property at the bottom of the Ogeechee River. The State of Georgia has intervened as claimant.

I. Background

THE NASHVILLE, a side-wheel steamer, was built in 1853. The Confederate government seized THE NASHVILLE during the Civil War and deployed the vessel to destroy...

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