Legal Opinion
Ogle v. Craig Taylor Equipment Co.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 1988No. S-2261PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ. BURKE, Justice.
This petition presents three issues. The first is whether the rule of modified joint and several liability included in the Tort Reform Act of 1986, AS 09.17.080(d), impliedly repeals the rule of pro rata contribution found in the Alaska Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, AS 09.16.020(1). The second is whether the Tort Reform Act applies when the plaintiff was injured before its effective date, but the contribution claim was perfected thereafter. The final issue concerns the elements of a contribution…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Smith v. FennerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Consolidated Coach Corporation v. BurgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Rio Grande Gas Company v. Stahmann Farms, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
- National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. FrackeltonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Alamida v. WilsonHawaii Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- City of Tucson v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1990
- Colt Industries Operating Corp. v. Frank W. Murphy Manufacturer, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1991
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