Legal Opinion
Municipality of Anchorage v. Baugh Construction & Engineering Co.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided July 18, 1986No. S-699, S-831PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
Introduction.
This case is on appeal from a jury verdict denying liability in a suit for damages by the Municipality of Anchorage (“the municipality”) against Baugh Construction & Engineering Company (“Baugh”). The primary issue in this appeal concerns whether the superior court erred in joining the municipality’s insurer as a party plaintiff. We conclude that the insurer should not have been joined. We hold, however, that the municipality has not made a sufficient showing of prejudice from the erroneous joinder to warrant overturning the verdict. Facts.
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