Sam E. Brown and Erma Jean Brown v. Freeman Wright

Sam Brown was injured through the alleged negligence of a fellow workman and sued him for damages. The trial court found in Brown’s favor, but upon a defense motion set aside the finding of liability and granted a new trial. The second trial produced a judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

Brown was injured at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska, when a chunk of ice fell on him from the roof of a building. Brown was employed by the United States Government as a heavy equipment operator at the base. Brown and his wife commenced a tort action in the Alaska…