Clavenna v. Holsey

D. E. Holbrook, Jr., J.

Plaintiffs appeal from an order of accelerated judgment in favor of defendant Holsey. We affirm.

On September 7, 1974, plaintiffs, Michigan residents, were passengers on a 38-foot cruiser owned and operated by defendant Purdie, also a Michigan resident, in Canadian waters of the Detroit River between Belle Isle and Peche Island. At about 10:40 p.m., the Purdie boat collided with a 36-foot cruiser owned and operated by defendant Holsey, a citizen and resident of Ontario, Canada. When the operators of the two boats turned sharply in opposite directions in an attempt to…