Legal Opinion
Burns Harbor Fish Co., Inc. v. Ralston
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided July 23, 1992No. IP 89-433-CPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ENTRY DISCUSSING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 1
TINDER, District Judge.
I. Factual Background
Fishing is a sport for some and a living for others. The proprietors of the plaintiff corporation in this case make their living by fishing in the Indiana waters of Lake Michigan. Plaintiff, however, must share its fishing grounds with a plentitude of sport fisherman who ply the cold waters of the Lake for adventure and for enjoyment.
The arbiter between the interests of commercial fishermen and those of sport fishermen in this case is the Indiana Department of Natural Resources…
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