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PORTWOOD v. COPPER VALLEY ELEC. ASS'N

No. S-3133.

785 P.2d 541 (1990)

Kathy PORTWOOD, Administratrix of the Estate of Timothy Haynes, Petitioner, v. COPPER VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 12, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard P. Kelly and Paul Cossman, Bernard P. Kelly & Associates, Anchorage, for petitioner.

James M. Bendell and Terry Venneberg, James M. Bendell & Associates, Anchorage, for respondent.

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

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This petition for review presents the question whether punitive damages are recoverable in a wrongful death action when the decedent is not survived by a spouse, child or other dependents. The superior court ruled that the decedent's estate could not recover punitive damages. We reverse and remand.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.

The material facts in this case are not in dispute. In 1985, Timothy Haynes...

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