Legal Opinion
Peter Bill & Associates, Inc v. Department of Natural Resources
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1979No. Docket 78-3023PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDanhof, C.J.
This case marks this Court’s second encounter with the nautical saga of plaintiffs efforts to salvage the cargo of a ship which has lain at the bottom of Lake Huron for nearly 20 years. See Light v Schmidt, 84 Mich App 51; 269 NW2d 304 (1978). In this latest chapter, the Court of Claims, Macomb County Circuit Judge George R. Deneweth presiding, entered judgment against the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for $494,000 purportedly lost by plaintiff because certain actions of defendant caused the failure of his salvage operation. The defendant department appeals as of right.
In 1959 the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Parker v. City of Highland ParkMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
- Dassance v. NienhuisMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Sutter v. BiggsMichigan Supreme Court · 1966
- Light v. SchmidtMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Hartough v. Safeway Lines, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1939
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Rouse v. StateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981