More than 200 high school students from Downriver communities will witness a Michigan Supreme Court oral argument at River Rouge High School auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Michael A. Ray, Jacqueline M. Ray, as Co-Conservators for Kersch Ray, a Minor, v Eric Swager, and Scott Allen Platt, Heather Marie Platt, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The court will convene in River Rouge High School for “Court Community Connections,” a Supreme Court program aimed principally at high school students.
At issue in this case is whether a reasonable jury could determine that the defendant’s conduct was “the proximate cause” of plaintiff Kersch Ray’s injuries where the defendant’s actions placed the plaintiff in the dangerous situation that resulted in the plaintiff’s injuries.
While the Supreme Court normally hears oral argument at the Michigan Hall of Justice in Lansing, Supreme Court justices and staff travel to various communities as part of “Court Community Connections,” which the Supreme Court started in 2007 as a public education program aimed principally at high school students. The goal is to help students understand the appellate courts and Michigan’s judicial system.
On Oct. 19, students from Allen Park, Cabrini, Cesar Chavez, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gabriel Richard, Gibraltar-Carlson Grosse Ille, Lincoln Park, River Rouge, Riverview, Southgate Anderson, Taylor Kennedy, Trenton, Wyandotte Roosevelt, and Woodhaven will attend the 12:30 p.m. court session at River Rouge High School. A debriefing session with attorneys will follow the oral argument.
The public can watch the special session at River Rouge High School on the district’s You Tube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/RiverRougeSchools.
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