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NISSEN v. HOBBS

No. 649.

417 P.2d 250 (1966)

Mary Ann NISSEN, by her next friend, Mary Nissen, and Mary Nissen, Appellants, v. Gordon L. HOBBS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 1, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Fisher, Kenai, for appellants.

No appearance for appellee.

Before NESBETT, C.J., and DIMOND and RABINOWITZ, JJ.

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

Appellants' sole contention in this case is that the trial judge erred as a matter of law in failing to award punitive damages. We affirm the lower court's denial of punitive damages.

The case arose out of an automobile collision which occurred on July 30, 1961, near Kanai, Alaska. Appellant Mary Ann Nissen1 sought both compensatory and punitive damages from appellee Gordon Hobbs. Appellant Mary Nissen claimed...

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