Spruce Equipment Co. v. Maloney

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Justice.

Spruce Equipment Co. (hereinafter “Spruce”) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding the appel-lee, John Maloney, $150,000 for injuries sustained in an accident on the North Slope.

The facts are not in serious dispute. While driving a truck on the North Slope on the evening of April 19, 1969, John Ma-loney struck a pile of gravel which had heen placed on the roadway by Spruce. The gravel had been placed on the right side of the road for use in raising the elevation of the roadway. Maloney testified that immediately prior to the collision, he…