State v. I'ANSON

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

This petition for review arises out of a bifurcated superior court trial in which the issue of petitioner State of Alaska’s liability was tried to the superior court with the assistance of an advisory jury. The central contention in this petition focuses on construction of the discretionary function or duty exception to Alaska’s Tort Claims Act. 1

The automobile collision which led to the liability trial occurred in May 1970 at approximately Mile 63 of the Seward Highway near the entrance to the Granite Creek Campground. Between 7:30 and 8 p. m. on the day of…