Legal Opinion
Lake Carriers' Ass'n v. Director of Department of Natural Resources
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1979No. Docket 63453PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
The issue presented by this application for leave to appeal is whether the Watercraft Pollution Control Act of 1970 (WPCA), MCL 323.331 et seq.; MSA 3.533(201) et seq., prohibits the discharge of sewage, whether treated or untreated, from watercraft in Michigan waters. Both the Mackinac County Circuit Court and the Court of Appeals, 91 Mich App 357; 282 NW2d 486 (1979), have determined that the WPCA only prohibits the discharge of inadequately treated sewage. We disagree.
Pursuant to GCR 1963, 853.2(4), 865.1(7), and for the reasons set forth below, in lieu of granting leave to appeal we…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullanSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- City of Detroit v. Township of RedfordMichigan Supreme Court · 1931
- Luyk v. HertelMichigan Supreme Court · 1928
- LAKE CARRIERS'ASSOCIATION v. MacMullanDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1971
- Lake Carriers' Ass'n v. MacMullanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by8 opinions
- Stratton-Cheeseman Management Co. v. Department of TreasuryMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
- Attorney General v. John A. Biewer Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1985
- Lake Carriers' Ass'n v. KelleyDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1981
- Tagliavia v. Barton Malow Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1990
- Stolper v. Department of TreasuryMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
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