Winschel v. Brown

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Sean Winschel appeals a summary judgment ruling dismissing his negligence suit against Brian R. Brown. Winschel suffered a head injury while driving his four-wheel ATV when he struck a light pole suspended over a bike path that runs along the Johan-sen Expressway in Fairbanks. The state-owned light pole had fallen across the path approximately ninety minutes earlier when Brown lost control of his vehicle on the expressway and struck the base of the pole. Winschel sued Brown for negligence, and both parties moved for summary judgment. The superior court…