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DOE v. COLLIGAN

No. S-2119.

753 P.2d 144 (1988)

Jane DOE, on her own Behalf and on Behalf of her minor son, John Doe, Petitioner, v. Doris COLLIGAN, personal representative of the Estate of Dennis Colligan, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Wagstaff, Anchorage, for petitioner.

Louis R. Veerman and Eric P. Gillett, Guess & Rudd, Anchorage, for respondent.

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

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

This appeal presents the question whether an injured person may recover punitive damages against the estate of a deceased tortfeasor. The superior court concluded that the victim could not recover punitive damages. We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS.

John Doe was in kindergarten when his father died. His mother enrolled him with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Anchorage, Inc. In 1978, Big Brothers matched...

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