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Doe v. Colligan

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided April 22, 1988No. S-2119PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

This appeal presents the question whether an injured person may recover punitive damages against the estate of a deceased tortfeasor. The superior court concluded that the victim could not recover punitive damages. We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS.

John Doe was in kindergarten when his father died. His mother enrolled him with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Anchorage, Inc. In 1978, Big Brothers matched then nine-year-old Doe with Dennis Colligan. In 1985, Doe revealed that Colligan sexually abused him during their relationship. Col-ligan committed suicide shortly…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Hofer v. LavenderTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. v. DayAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Barnes v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
  4. Venuto v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1971
  5. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. v. DayAlaska Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Jonathan Woodner Co. v. BreedenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. G.J.D. ex rel. G.J.D. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Kraft Power Corp. v. MerrillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
  4. GJD BY GJD v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. In the Matter of the Estate of Johnny VAJGRT, Deceased, Bill Ernst, Inc., Intervenor-AppellantSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011

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