Kavorkian v. Tommy's Elbow Room, Inc.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. FACTS. 1

On October 5, 1981, Richard Pears finished work at 4:30, lingered there for a beer, and then went to Los Amigos, a Fairbanks bar, to watch Monday Night Football. He stayed for some 2¾⅛ hours, drinking with friends. Pears and his friend, Kathy Hill, then drove to Hill’s house. According to Hill, Pears drove fast and recklessly, running stop signs, yield signs, and red lights. After a short stay at the house, Pears drove Hill in similar reckless style to Tommy’s Elbow Room, a bar located on Second Avenue in downtown Fairbanks. At Tommy’s they played…