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SHEMMAN v. AM. STEAMSHIP CO.

Docket No. 77-2239.

89 Mich. App. 656 (1979)

280 N.W.2d 852

SHEMMAN v. AMERICAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided April 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard C. Jaques, P.C., for plaintiff.

Fred H. Keidan, and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft (by John A. Sullivan), for defendant.

Before: D.C. RILEY, P.J., and J.H. GILLIS and MacKENZIE, JJ.

J.H. GILLIS, J.

Plaintiff brought suit for injuries allegedly sustained while he was performing his duties aboard the coal-fired steamer, Harris N. Snyder. From a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff for $750,000, defendant appeals.

Plaintiff was employed as a fireman. His duties included cleaning the grates upon which the coal burned. The grates on the Snyder were movable. A 3 to 4 foot metal bar was inserted into the front of the grate mechanism which released...

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