Legal Opinion
Kenai Peninsula Borough v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 1975No. 2092PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOOCHEVER, Justice.
The seldom litigated question of when a political subdivision acts as an agent of the state so as to render the state liable for the acts of the subdivision is presented by this appeal.
On January 15, 1969, James Harman was injured and his wife was killed as the result of a collision with a school bus owned by Burton Carver and driven by Darrell Houston. Mr. Harman, individually and as administrator of the estate of his deceased wife, brought suit against the Kenai Peninsula Borough alleging that the bus driver was acting as agent of the borough at the time of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Fruit v. SchreinerAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Pantess v. Saratoga Springs AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Alaska State-Operated School System v. MuellerAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
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