Legal Opinion
City of Hooper Bay v. Bunyan
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 2015No. 7048 S-15533PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FABE, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A 21-year-old intoxicated Hooper Bay resident committed suicide while he was detained in a holding cell by the City of Hooper Bay. His mother filed a wrongful death action against the City, alleging that the City's negligence led to her son's death. She sought damages in her individual capacity and on behalf of her son's estate and her son's minor children. The case proceeded to a jury trial and the jury returned a $1,078,233 judgment against the City., The City appeals, raising a number of issues, and we affirm the superior court's rulings in many…
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