Legal Opinion
Adkinson v. Rossi Arms Co.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 25, 1983No. 6212PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Justice.
This appeal arises out of a wrongful death action instituted by Walter E. Butts, Jr., against James Adkinson for the fatal shooting of Butts’ son, Steven Butts. Ad-kinson had been previously tried and convicted in superior court of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Steven Butts. Adkin-son’s manslaughter conviction was subsequently upheld on appeal by this court. Adkinson v. State, 611 P.2d 528 (Alaska 1980), cert. denied, Adkinson v. Alaska, 449 U.S. 876, 101 S.Ct. 219, 66 L.Ed.2d 97 (1980). Of significance to the resolution of this appeal is the following…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. ChaneyAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
- Peter W. v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- D. S. W. ex rel. R. M. W. v. Fairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. GuinnAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- City of Kotzebue v. McLeanAlaska Supreme Court · 1985
- Burcina v. City of KetchikanAlaska Supreme Court · 1995
- Lynden Inc. v. WalkerAlaska Supreme Court · 2001
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