MATOMCO OIL v. ARCTIC MECHANICAL

No. S-2773.

796 P.2d 1336 (1990)

MATOMCO OIL COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. ARCTIC MECHANICAL, INC., George Wise, Alliance Insurance Company, and Underwriters at Lloyds, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing August 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott L. Taylor, Hoppner & Paskvan, P.C., Fairbanks, for appellant.

William R. Satterberg, Jr., Fairbanks, for appellees Arctic Mechanical, Inc. and George Wise.

Richard A. Weinig, Pletcher, Weinig, Lottridge & Moser, Anchorage, for appellee Alliance Ins. Co.

Kenneth R. Lamb, Anchorage, for appellee Underwriters at Lloyds.

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


RABINOWITZ, Justice.

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION.

Matomco appeals the superior court's judgment, based on a general jury verdict, in favor of Arctic Mechanical, Inc., George Wise, Alliance Insurance Company, and Underwriters at Lloyds. Matomco had employed an independent contractor (David Campbell) to repair Matomco's fuel tanker. During the repair the tanker exploded, killing David Campbell and causing appellees' damages. Appellees sued both Campbell...

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