State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Municipality of Anchorage

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

In February 1983, a water main broke, flooding a number of homes and allegedly causing subsidence of some of the homes. Owners of two of the damaged homes sued the Municipality of Anchorage (“MOA”). State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. (“State Farm”) insured the plaintiffs’ homes and was substituted as the real party in interest after paying on the plaintiffs’ policies. The trial court, Judge Rene J. Gonzalez, refused to apply strict liability against MOA and refused to instruct the jury on res ipsa loquitur. The jury rendered a verdict for MOA. State Farm appeals.…