Legal Opinion
Adams v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 1976No. 2326PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURKE, Justice.
This appeal presents the question of whether the State of Alaska can be held liable for its part in the tragedy of the Gold Rush Hotel fire. In the early morning hours of January 13, 1970, the Gold Rush Hotel in Anchorage caught fire and rapidly burned to the ground. Five people, trapped in the hotel, died in the blaze; several others were injured in their escape.
Appellants, who include some of those injured and the personal representatives of those who died, filed suit for their damages, naming, among others, the state as defendant. The state moved for judgment on the…
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