Students to attend high court oral arguments

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 court will convene in River Rouge High School for “Court Community Connections,” a program aimed principally at high school students.

Justices will hear oral argument in  Michael Ray, Jacqueline Ray, as Co-Conservators for Kersch Ray, a Minor, v Eric Swager, and Scott Allen Platt, Heather Marie Platt, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

At issue in this case is whether a reasonable jury could determine that the defendant’s conduct was “the proximate cause” of Kersch Ray’s injuries where the defendant’s actions placed the plaintiff in the dangerous situation that resulted in injury.

While the high court normally hears oral argument at the Michigan Hall of Justice in Lansing, justices and staff travel to various communities to help students understand the appellate courts and Michigan’s judicial system.

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 session.

A debriefing session with attorneys will follow the oral argument.