Legal Opinion
Szopko v. Kinsman Marine Transit Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 1986No. 74646, (Calendar No. 5)Published
1Opinion of the Court
426 Mich. 653 (1986)
397 N.W.2d 171
SZOPKO
v.
KINSMAN MARINE TRANSIT COMPANY
Docket No. 74646, (Calendar No. 5).
Supreme Court of Michigan.
Argued March 4, 1986.
Decided December 17, 1986.
The Jaques Admiralty Law Firm, P.C. (by Robert E. Swickle), for the plaintiff.
Foster, Meadows & Ballard (by John A. Hamilton) and Andich & Belgrade (by Steven B. Belgrade and David W. Andich) for the defendant.
Decided December 17, 1986. Rehearing denied 428 Mich 1201.
CAVANAGH, J.
This case plunges the Court into the depths of uncharted waters federal admiralty law.[1]
FACTS
Plaintiff Szopko was a crew member of the…
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