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HOMER ELEC. ASS'N v. TOWSLEY

No. S-4563.

841 P.2d 1042 (1992)

HOMER ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, v. Lydia TOWSLEY, Personal Representative of the Estate of Herschell Ray Towsley, (Deceased), Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 27, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Mellow, Juneau, for petitioner.

Jeffrey M. Feldman and Kristen Young, Young, Sanders & Feldman, Anchorage, Jeffrey D. Jefferson, Nordstrom Steele & Jefferson, Kenai, for respondent.

Toby N. Steinberger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, Charles E. Cole, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for amicus curiae State of Alaska.

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

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Estate of Herschell Towsley (the Estate) is suing Homer Electric Association (HEA) for wrongful death. The sole issue presented by this petition concerns the interpretation of AS 18.60.670(1) which prohibits the placement of "any type of ... equipment ... that is capable of lateral, vertical, or swinging motion, within 10 feet of a high voltage overhead electrical line or conductor." The trial court...

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