KAVORKIAN v. TOMMY'S ELBOW ROOM, INC.

Nos. S-62, S-79.

694 P.2d 160 (1985)

Ralph KAVORKIAN, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Gladys Marie Kavorkian. Sarah Kavorkian, and Fred Brantingham, Individually and as Father and Best Friend of the Deceased, Tonya Brantingham, and Martha Brantingham, Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. TOMMY'S ELBOW ROOM, INC., d/b/a Tommy's Elbow Room, Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John V. Acosta and Marcus R. Clapp, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Fairbanks, for appellants, cross-appellees.

Lloyd Hoppner and Joseph L. Paskvan, Rice, Hoppner, Brown & Brunner, Fairbanks, for appellee, cross-appellant.

Before BURKE, C.J., RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. FACTS.1

On October 5, 1981, Richard Pears finished work at 4:30, lingered there for a beer, and then went to Los Amigos, a Fairbanks bar, to watch Monday Night Football. He stayed for some 2 1/2 hours, drinking with friends. Pears and his friend, Kathy Hill, then drove to Hill's house. According to Hill, Pears drove fast and recklessly, running stop signs, yield signs, and red lights...

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