City & Borough of Juneau v. Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.

OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

This case concerns the effectiveness and scope of an express “hold harmless” clause in a franchise agreement between the City and Borough of Juneau and the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company.

During the early morning hours of April 19,1977, Aage Egsgaard fell when attempting to descend Carroll Way, a stairway running from Gastineau Avenue down to South Franklin Street in Juneau. The stairway is owned and maintained by the City and Borough of Juneau (hereafter City). Unknown to Egsgaard, the City had removed the first several steps of the staircase the previous day…