Legal Opinion
Yukon Equipment, Inc. v. Gordon
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1983No. 6054, 6055PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
This is a products liability case involving claims for defective design and manufacture of a crane, sale of a defective crane and negligent maintenance.
On June 14,1976, Robert Gordon suffered serious permanent injuries when the Drott 250 crane he was operating went out of control on a downhill grade on Rosie Creek Road near Fairbanks. The crane was manufactured by Drott Manufacturing Company and sold to Yukon Equipment, Inc. in 1970. Gordon’s employer, Adkins Steel Company, purchased the crane from Yukon in 1972.
On June 6, 1978, Robert Gordon and his wife, Susan Gordon,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- John R. McWeeney v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Beaulieu v. ElliottAlaska Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. AbbottAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Barnette v. DoyleWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by41 opinions
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