Legal Opinion
Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd. v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1981No. 5027PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ., and DIMOND, Senior Justice. BURKE, Justice.
This petition for review presents the question of whether the “discretionary function” exception to Alaska’s state claims act exempts the state from possible negligence liability in the state’s design of an airport taxiway.
In December 1975, a Japan Air Lines (JAL) Boeing 747 slid off a taxiway at Anchorage International Airport. The accident occurred as the aircraft was taxiing in preparation for takeoff. The portion of the taxiway where the accident took place was covered with “black…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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