GODFREY v. HEMENWAY

Nos. 4382, 4448.

617 P.2d 3 (1980)

Norma E. GODFREY and Keith Godfrey, Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. Shirley L. HEMENWAY and Robert B. Hemenway, Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Pennington, Aglietti, Offret & Pennington, and Elizabeth I. Johnson, Boyko & Davis, Anchorage, for appellants and cross-appellees.

Phillip J. Eide, Ely, Guess & Rudd, Anchorage, for appellees and cross-appellants.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR, BOOCHEVER, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ.


OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

On April 18, 1976, at mile 83 of the Glenn Highway, a car driven by Mrs. Shirley Hemenway crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a car driven by Dr. Norma Godfrey. Dr. Godfrey suffered extensive injuries in the accident. In March of 1977, Dr. Godfrey and her husband, Keith, brought this action for damages against Mrs. Hemenway and her husband, Robert.

The Godfreys asserted that the Hemenways were negligent in maintaining...

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