The Carl Schurz, 5 F. Cas. 84, 86 (W.D.Tenn.1879) (No. 2414) (stating that the salvor “is, to all intents and purposes, a joint owner” of the property along with the original owner); The Amethyst, 1 F. Cas. at 763 (“The finder of property, left derelict at sea, does not acquire the dominion or the absolute property in what is found. He acquires the right of possession only, with a title to a reasonable reward for his services”). This principle, while firm in the salvage law, does not mean that a salvage case could not be converted into a finds case. See Platoro Ltd., 695 F.2d at 904 (noting that salvage awards can be made by award of title to the res under the law of finds); Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing Vessel, 569 F.2d 330, 336-37 (5th Cir.1978) (<HOLDING>). Under finds law, “title to abandoned property
recognizing that title to lost ships can be divested from the owner under the law of finds holding that under california law a constructive trust may be sought only by the equitable owner of the trust res not by a creditor of the equitable owner holding the fact that an exempt owner who acquired legal title after date when liability for current taxes had accrued was the equitable owner did not make the exemption applicable recognizing a cause of action by the owner of contaminated property against a previous owner who allegedly caused the contamination holding that the owner of an equitable interest in property in the form of a land contract can grant a mortgage on that interest under ohio law