KULACK v. THE PEARL JACK

Nos. 1628½, 1629, 1628.

79 F.Supp. 802 (1948)

KULACK v. THE PEARL JACK et al. KLARIC v. BARRON et al. CIOHON v. THE PEARL JACK et al.

United States District Court W. D. Michigan, S. D.

September 2, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving D. Bloom and Bloom & Bloom, all of Chicago, Ill., and Clifford A. Mitts and Mitts & Smith, all of Grand Rapids, Mich., for libelants Kulack and Ciohon.

Leo W. Hoffman, of Allegan, Mich., for libelant Klaric.

Irving S. Toplon and Theodore E. Rein, both of Chicago, Ill., and John L. Wierengo and Varnum, Riddering, Wierengo & Christenson, all of Grand Rapids, Mich., for respondent Frank A. Denison.

Fred T. Miles, of Holland, Mich., and Frederick T. Miles, of Coopersville, Mich., for respondents John Barron, Sr., and John Barron, Jr.


STARR, District Judge.

In July, 1945, the Pearl Jack, a Chriscraft speed boat owned by respondent Frank A. Denison, was being operated upon the navigable waters of the Kalamazoo river and Lake Michigan as a duly licensed common carrier of passengers for hire. On July 30th of that year, at about 8:30 in the evening, this boat, then in charge of respondent John T. Barron, Jr., a licensed pilot, left the pavilion dock in the village of Saugatuck, with the three above...

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