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ZYCH v. UNIDENTIFIED, WRECKED & ABANDONED VESSEL

No. 89 C 6501.

755 F.Supp. 213 (1990)

Harry ZYCH, d/b/a American Diving and Salvage Co., Plaintiff, v. The UNIDENTIFIED, WRECKED AND ABANDONED VESSEL, BELIEVED TO BE THE SB "LADY ELGIN," Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

As Modified January 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul N. Keller, Park Ridge, Ill., Lenore E. McQuilling, Walker & Corsa, New York City, for plaintiff.

James R. Carroll, William K. Kane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Gen. Law Div., Chicago, Ill., Linda A. Wawzenski, Asst. U.S. Atty., for defendant.

David A. Doheny, Andrea C. Ferster, Thompson M. Mayes, Elizabeth S. Merritt, Nat. Trust for Historic Preserv., Washington, D.C., for Nat. Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROVNER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This admiralty action commenced on August 28, 1989, when plaintiff Harry Zych, doing business as American Diving and Salvage Co., filed an in rem complaint against a shipwreck located in Lake Michigan and believed to be the "Lady Elgin." The complaint asserted that the ship was abandoned and that he was the rightful owner pursuant to the law of finds. The Court issued a warrant...

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