WEST v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE

No. S-1877.

754 P.2d 1120 (1988)

Willis Albert WEST as Personal Representative of the Estate of Shannon Deanna West, Demetra Ann Clifton, individually, and Willis Albert West, individually, Appellants, v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied June 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don C. Bauermeister, Law Offices of Laurel J. Peterson, P.C., Anchorage, for appellants.

Burton C. Biss, and Holmes, Wasilla, for appellee.

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


OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This case arises out of a fatal collision between a fire department vehicle and a pedestrial, Shannon West. A jury found the defendant, the Municipality of Anchorage, free of negligence in Shannon's death. The plaintiffs, now the appellants, argue that the trial court erred in allowing the jury to decide whether the speed limit was posted; they contend that it should have been decided as...

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