Alaska Construction Equipment, Inc. v. Star Trucking, Inc.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

We have permitted an owner of property to obtain loss of use damages for the reasonable period of time required to make repairs to the property damaged by a lessee or bailee. 1 We are now asked whether a lessor may obtain loss of use damages even where the lessee caused the property to be totally destroyed and not repairable. We hold that such damages are recoverable during the period of time that is reasonably necessary for the owner to secure a suitable replacement of the property.

H. FACTS 2 AND PROCEEDINGS

On August 19, 2002 Alaska Construction…