In Fleitas v. Richardson, the U.S Supreme Court was asked to review a case concerning property rights and maritime law. The plaintiff, Fleitas, claimed that he had been unlawfully dispossessed of his schooner by the defendant, Richardson. He argued that this dispossession violated both Louisiana state law and international maritime law as it occurred while the vessel was in foreign waters off the coast of Honduras. However, upon reviewing these claims, the court found no evidence supporting them under either jurisdiction's laws or any violation of due process rights on part of lower courts' decisions against him. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Richardson stating that there were no grounds for reversal since all proceedings were conducted properly according to existing legal standards at both state and federal levels including adherence to principles set forth by International Law Commission regarding territorial sovereignty over coastal waters which did not apply here because incident took place outside Honduran territory hence falling within purview of high seas regulations instead where American jurisprudence prevailed exclusively thus affirming previous judgments without modification thereby dismissing appeal altogether.

In the dissenting opinion for Fleitas v. Richardson, it was argued that the majority's decision failed to adequately consider international law and its implications on property rights. The dissenting justices believed that a more nuanced interpretation of international treaties and maritime laws would have led to a different outcome in this case. They contended that these legal frameworks should be used as guiding principles when determining ownership disputes over salvaged goods from shipwrecks, rather than relying solely on domestic laws which may not fully capture the complexities of such cases. Furthermore, they expressed concern about potential negative impacts on foreign relations if U.S courts were perceived as disregarding internationally recognized norms and standards in their rulings.