St Clair Marine Salvage Inc v Bulgarelli and Another - US Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) (Cole CJ, Merritt and Batchelder Ct JJ) - 22 July 2015

Salvage - Salvor claiming contractual salvage remuneration - Whether salvor entitled to summary judgment - Whether salvor engaged in fraud

On 18 August 2012 Michael Bulgarelli’s 36-ft Sea Ray boat ran aground on Michigan’s Lake St Clair. Bulgarelli contacted Tow Boat US, which dispatched a salvage vessel from St Clair Marine Salvage Inc, commanded by L, to assist Bulgarelli.