3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Martha's Vineyard Scuba Headquarters, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Steam Vessel, Etc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martha's Vineyard Scuba Headquarters, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Steam Vessel, Etc. Anchor | green | “so long lost that time can be presumed to have eroded any realistic claim of original title.” | 4 |
| 2 | Deep Sea Research, Inc. v. Brother Jonathan | green | “premature for the court to find that any individual items of cargo or personal property have been abandoned,” | 3 |
| 3 | Deep Sea Research, Inc. v. Brother Jonathan | green | “the state's assertion that any abandoned personal property and uninsured cargo automatically becomes the property of the state is incorrect.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.