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SCHAEFFER v. MICHIGAN-OHIO NAVIGATION COMPANY

No. 18901.

416 F.2d 217 (1969)

Heinrich H. SCHAEFFER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHIGAN-OHIO NAVIGATION COMPANY, a Corporation; Westinghouse Electric Corporation, a Corporation; Security Fire Door Co., a Corporation; and Elevator Supplies Company, Inc., a Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

September 24, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert A. Miller, Detroit, Mich. (Garan, Lucow & Miller, Detroit, Mich., on the brief) for appellant Westinghouse Electric Corp.

John A. Hamilton, Detroit, Mich. (Foster, Meadows & Ballard, Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for Sand Products Corporation.

Leroy G. Vandeveer, Detroit, Mich. (Vandeveer, Doelle, Garzia, Tonkin & Kerr, Leroy G. Vandeveer, Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for Elevator Supplies Co., Inc.

Konrad D. Kohl, Detroit, Mich. (Victor G. Hanson, Detroit, Mich., Arthur Roth, Miami, Fla., on the brief), for Security Fire Door Co.

Davidson, Gotshall, Kelly, Halsey & Kohl, by Konrad D. Kohl, Detroit, Mich., Arthur Roth, Miami, Fla., for Heinrich H. Schaeffer.

Before EDWARDS, CELEBREZZE and COMBS, Circuit Judges.

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

The accident which gives rise to this litigation took place on the Great Lakes cruise ship Aquarama which was en route from Cleveland to Detroit.

The first major question presented by this appeal is whether a products liability suit is recognized in admiralty law. If so, the second concerns whether the proofs justify the $200,000 judgment entered in favor of plaintiff-appellee, Heinrich H. Schaeffer, against defendant-appellant Westinghouse...

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