Legal Opinion
Butaud v. Suburban Marine & Sporting Goods, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 11, 1976No. 2055PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERWIN, Justice.
In our previous decision in this case, we reversed the jury’s verdict and remanded the case for a new trial. We stated that the issue of the “. . . effect of the doctrine of comparative negligence on products liability cases . . .,”1 an issue of first impression in Alaska, would have to be resolved. We now resolve this issue by holding that comparative negligence shall apply to products liability suits for personal injuries.2
In approving the use of the doctrine of comparative negligence in products liability cases, we are mindful of the theoretical argument that the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co.California Supreme Court · 1975
- Hoffman v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Suvada v. White Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by74 opinions
- Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
- Daly v. General Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1978
- George BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Y & O PRESS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Coney v. J. L. G. Industries, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Norwilton Murray v. Fairbanks Morse, Beloit Power Systems, Inc., in No. 78-2224. Cross Appeal of Norwilton Murray, in No. 78-2225Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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