Grothe v. Olafson

659 P.2d 602 (1983)

Lenhart GROTHE, d/b/a Northern Exploration & Equipment Co., Appellant,

v.

Theodore T. OLAFSON, Appellee.

No. 5766.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 18, 1983.

Paul W. Waggoner, Paul W. Waggoner, Inc., Anchorage, for appellant.

Gerald W. Markham, Kodiak, for appellee.

Before BURKE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

This case involves an action for damages for personal injuries Theodore Olafson received while engaged in drilling and blasting work for Lenhart Grothe. The superior court rendered a judgment for Olafson, finding: 1) that Olafson…