BRUTON v. AUTOMATIC WELDING & SUPPLY CORPORATION

No. 1859.

513 P.2d 1122 (1973)

Jerry BRUTON, d/b/a Reliable Builders, Appellant, v. AUTOMATIC WELDING & SUPPLY CORPORATION and L. David Ekvall, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 10, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen L. Simpson, Anchorage, for appellant.

Albert Maffei, Anchorage, for appellees.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR, ERWIN, BOOCHEVER, and FITZGERALD, JJ.


OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Justice.

We are here confronted with the question of whether the owner of a tractor or the person using it with his permission is liable to a repair shop for major repairs undertaken at the request of the borrower without prior authorization of the owner.

In the fall of 1969, appellant Jerry Bruton loaned a D8 Caterpillar rent-free to appellee Dr. David Ekvall, who wanted to clear some of his land as a field for horse riding activities...

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