Legal Opinion

Palmer v. Borg-Warner Corp.

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided November 16, 1990No. S-3318PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*633OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

The issue presented on appeal is whether the superior court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Borg-Warner, an airplane engine component manufacturer, based on its conclusion that the two-year statute of limitations, AS 09.55.580(a), barred a wrongful death claim brought by the estate of a passenger killed in an airplane crash. Specifically, we must decide whether the personal representatives of the estate had notice of a potential claim against Borg-Warner more than two years before filing their complaint. We conclude, as did the superior court, that the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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