Christensen v. Alaska Sales & Service, Inc.

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Four years after a couple purchased a new car, it collided with two moose on the Parks Highway. The couple sued the car dealership for product liability, alleging that the car's seat belt failed to restrain the driver in the accident. The superior court granted summary judgment to the dealership, concluding that "no reasonable jury could find that the Plaintiffs have proven that the seat belt ... was defective." The couple appeals;, arguing that the superior court applied an incorrect summary judgment standard and that genuine issues of material fact…