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BARTON v. LUND

No. 2726.

563 P.2d 875 (1977)

William B. BARTON, Appellant, v. Elsie LUND and Herman Schultz, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chancy Croft and David B. Loutrel, Croft, Thurlow & Loutrel, Anchorage, for appellant.

Timothy M. Stone, Hagans, Smith & Brown, Anchorage, for appellee Lund.

Mary Hughes Patch, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, for appellee Schultz.

Before BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice, and RABINOWITZ, CONNOR, ERWIN and BURKE, Justices.

CONNOR, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether a lessor of an establishment serving alcoholic beverages, who takes no part in the management or control of the establishment, may nevertheless be held liable in tort for conduct occurring therein.

William Barton was injured on December 16, 1972 during an altercation in the Bonfire Lounge in Anchorage. An inebriated patron, Melba J. Shinn, allegedly threw a bottle...

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