Legal Opinion
Jennings v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1977No. 2658PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINO WITZ, Justice.
This appeal is from the superior court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the State of Alaska in litigation involving the alleged wrongful death of Janet Lewis, a 7-year-old student at the Joy School in Fairbanks.
The amended complaint alleged the following factual situation: After school on December 7, 1971, Janet Lewis and a schoolmate were about to cross College Road, a four-lane highway in a suburban section of Fairbanks. Elizabeth Lyons, a named defendant below, stopped her car and motioned for the children to cross.1 Several cars stopped behind Ms. Lyons…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- John H. Freeman, Jr., D/B/A Freeman Electric Gin Company v. Continental Gin CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Adams v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. AbbottAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Ransom v. HanerAlaska Supreme Court · 1961
- Braund, Inc. v. WhiteAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by83 opinions
- Adkins v. Nabors Alaska Drilling, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Breck v. UlmerAlaska Supreme Court · 1987
- Carlson v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Totem Marine Tug & Barge, Inc. v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1978
- O'Neill Investigations, Inc. v. Illinois Employers Insurance of WausauAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
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