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CITY OF NOME v. AILAK

No. 3137.

570 P.2d 162 (1977)

CITY OF NOME et al., Appellants, v. Samuel P. AILAK and Viola Ailak, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford W. Holst and Phillip J. Eide, Guess & Rudd, Anchorage, for appellants.

C.R. Kennelly, of Kennelly & Azar, Anchorage, for appellees.

Before BOOCHEVER, C.J., RABINOWITZ, CONNOR and BURKE, JJ., and DIMOND, J. Pro Tem.

OPINION

DIMOND, Justice Pro Tem.

A jury awarded Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ailak a verdict against the City of Nome (hereafter "the City") and certain City police officers, as follows: $45,000.00 for false arrest, $45,000.00 for false imprisonment, and $10,000.00 for trespass. These were compensatory damages; no punitive damages were awarded.

TRESPASS

Samuel Ailak was stopped outside his home in connection with an investigation by City police...

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