Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Covell
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 29, 2008No. S-12517PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARPENETI, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A visitor to a law office was injured when a chair in the office collapsed under him. He sued the owner of the law office to recover damages under two theories of liability: ordinary negligence and strict products liability. The superior court resolved both issues on summary judgment in favor of the office owner, and dismissed the suit with prejudice. Because the injured party failed to establish sufficient grounds under which a fact-finder could conclude that the office owner did not act reasonably in maintaining his office, and because we decline to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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