McCORMICK v. WESTERN KENTUCKY NAV. INC.

No. 92-5913.

993 F.2d 568 (1993)

Frank McCORMICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTERN KENTUCKY NAVIGATION INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard C. Jaques and Donald A. Krispin (briefed), Jaques Admiralty Law Firm, Detroit, MI, for plaintiff-appellant.

W. Scott Miller, Jr. (briefed) and Stephanie R. Miller, Miller & Miller, Louisville, KY, for defendant-appellee.

Before: GUY and NELSON, Circuit Judges; and WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

The single issue raised in this appeal is whether the reason given by the district court for its order of reference to a special master was sufficient, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53(b), to warrant trial by the master over the plaintiff's objection.

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The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries he allegedly suffered when a vessel on which he was working was rammed by a vessel owned by the defendant...

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