Legal Opinion
Northern Lights Motel, Inc. v. Sweaney
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 25, 1977No. 2476PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, Justice.
In the early morning hours of September 19, 1972, Kenneth Stumbaugh died in a fire while staying at the Northern Lights Motel in Anchorage, Alaska. His personal representative sued the motel and was awarded a total judgment of $813,650.82 after a trial by jury. Northern Lights Motel, Inc., appeals from the judgment on a variety of grounds. The central issues on appeal concern the application of the doctrine of negligence per se.
The fire started in a chair in room 15 and spread to room 10 where Stumbaugh was staying. It was not determined at trial whether it was caused by a…
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