Hildebrandt v. City of Fairbanks

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises out of a collision between Michael C. Hildebrandt’s vehicle and a City of Fairbanks (City) police vehicle which was in pursuit of a fleeing arrestee’s vehicle. Three questions are presented by this appeal: whether the superior court erred by treating the fleeing motorist as a separate party for purposes of apportionment of fault pursuant to AS 09.17.080; whether the superior court erred in ruling that Hildebrandt was comparatively negligent; and whether the superior court erred in granting summary judgment to the City in Hildebrandt’s…