Legal Opinion
Lee Ex Rel. Lee v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1971No. 1395PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BONEY, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff-appellant appeals from a judgment for the defendants-appellees.
On August 19, 1967, the plaintiff, then a child of twelve, and a thirteen year old friend attended an amusement park in Anchorage, Alaska. They stopped to pet a lioness kept in a cage by the operator of the amusement concession, Alaska Amusements, Inc. The beast thereupon grabbed the plaintiff’s arm in its teeth and held her to the bars of the cage. The plaintiff’s companion tried unsuccessfully to secure her release by beating the lioness over the head with a pipe, and then ran to a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ellis v. EssonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- Laurenzi v. VranizanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Crawford v. RogersAlaska Supreme Court · 1965
- Mallonee v. FinchAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
- Aldridge v. MorrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1949
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Adams v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Lindsey v. Miami Development Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1985
- Neitzel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
- City of Nome v. AilakAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Luth v. Rogers and Babler Construction CompanyAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
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