SZOPKO v. KINSMAN MARINE TRANSIT CO.

Docket No. 78-2860.

96 Mich. App. 64 (1980)

292 N.W.2d 486

SZOPKO v. KINSMAN MARINE TRANSIT COMPANY

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided March 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard C. Jacques, for plaintiff.

Foster, Meadows & Ballard (by John Arthur Hamilton), and Joseph V. McGovern, for defendant.

Before: T.M. BURNS, P.J., and BASHARA and N.J. KAUFMAN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff brought an action against the defendant under general admiralty and maritime law, alleging the unseaworthiness of a vessel. A jury found for plaintiff in the sum of $180,000. However, they also found that the percentage of fault and comparative negligence chargeable to plaintiff was 95%. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment awarding him $9,000.

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether a new trial should be granted upon the disclosure by...

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