Legal Opinion
Maier v. City of Ketchikan
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 11, 1965No. 489PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIMOND, Justice.
The main question here has to do with the interpretation and effect of the municipal charter of the City of Ketchikan. Section 5-20 provides:
Claims for Injuries
Section 5-20. The city shall not be liable in damages for injury to person or property by reason of negligence of the city unless, within four'months after such injury occurs, the person damaged or his representative causes a written notice to be served upon an officer of the city upon whom process may be served. Such notice shall state that such person intends to hold the city liable for such damages and shall set…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Sherfey v. City of BrazilIndiana Supreme Court · 1938
- Bacon v. Town of Rocky HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Higgins v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- Randolph v. City of SpringfieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1923
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Jane Doe, a Minor Child, by Next Friend, Leslie G. Fein v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Braund, Inc. v. WhiteAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Brown v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Cook v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1974
- Wilson v. City of KotzebueAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
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