Legal Opinion
LaMoureaux v. Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 24, 1982No. 4593, 4730PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REHEARING
BURKE, Chief Justice.
On October 18, 1976, Jerome La-Moureaux was waiting to make a left turn when his vehicle was struck from behind by a truck driven by Terry Risinger. Risinger was a longshoreman dispatched by Longshoreman’s Local # 1 to work for Sea Star Stevedoring. 1 At issue in this petition is whether the Union owed a duty of care to members of the public to ensure that union members dispatched to drive were qualified drivers. 2
LaMoureaux identifies two sources of such a duty: (1) a duty of care flowing from general tort law considerations; and, (2) a duty of care…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Adams v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Braund, Inc. v. WhiteAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Nizinski v. Golden Valley Electric Ass'n, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1973
- Lamoureaux v. Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1981
- Transamerica Title Insurance Co. v. RamseyAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Jefferson County School District R-1 v. Justus ex rel. JustusSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Ulmer v. Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Ass'nAlaska Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. CarlinAlaska Supreme Court · 2011
- City of Kenai v. Friends of the Recreation Center, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 2006
- University of Alaska v. TumeoAlaska Supreme Court · 1997
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