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WICKWIRE v. ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICES

Nos. S-826, S-873.

722 P.2d 930 (1986)

Thomas R. WICKWIRE, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICES, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis E. McKelvie, Fairbanks, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Richard G. Haggart, Birch, Horton, Bittner, Pestinger & Anderson, Anchorage, for appellee/cross-appellant.

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

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

During the summer of 1982, Thomas Wickwire crash-landed his plane when it ran out of gas about ten miles from Fairbanks. He brought suit against Arctic Circle Air Services, claiming they were negligent in returning the plane to him with leaking fuel caps. Superior Court Judge James Blair directed a verdict against Wickwire, and awarded $12,000 for attorney fees to Arctic Circle. Wickwire appeals, arguing that a directed verdict is...

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