Loof v. Sanders

OPINION

RABINO WITZ, Justice.

In the early morning of July 28, 1981, Frank Loof fell off a dock ladder while boarding a boat owned by Warren Sanders. Loof had been hired by the “skipper” of the boat, Frank Ahsoak, shortly before the accident. Loof sued Sanders for the injuries he suffered in his fall. A jury found that Loof’s injuries had been caused solely by his own intoxication, and denied relief. We affirm.

I

Late one July night in 1981, Frank Ahs-oak entered the Breakers Bar in Kodiak, Alaska, in search of a new skiff man. Loof was recommended for the job by a friend. Over a beer, Ahsoak…