Szopko v. Kinsman Marine Transit Co.

96 Mich. App. 64 (1980)

292 N.W.2d 486

SZOPKO

v.

KINSMAN MARINE TRANSIT COMPANY

Docket No. 78-2860.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided March 5, 1980.

Leonard C. Jacques, for plaintiff.

Foster, Meadows & Ballard (by John Arthur Hamilton), and Joseph V. McGovern, for defendant.

Before: T.M. BURNS, P.J., and BASHARA and N.J. KAUFMAN, JJ.

Plaintiff brought an action against the defendant under general admiralty and maritime law, alleging the unseaworthiness of a vessel. A jury found for plaintiff in the sum of $180,000. However, they also found that the percentage of fault and comparative negligence…