NAVISTAR INTERN. TRANSP. CORP. v. PLEASANT

Nos. S-5579, S-5619.

887 P.2d 951 (1994)

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Ferdinand PLEASANT, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew K. Peterson, Kenneth M. Gutsch, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, Barry Levenstam, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for appellant and cross-appellee.

John S. Hedland, Christopher R. Cooke, Hedland, Fleischer, Friedman, Brennan & Cooke, Anchorage, for appellee and cross-appellant.

Before MOORE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS, COMPTON, JJ., and BRYNER, Justice, pro tem.


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Ferdinand Pleasant was in the process of taking apart a dump truck brake when it violently came apart. A heavy metal plate struck Pleasant in the face, knocking him unconscious and causing him permanent injuries. He sued the manufacturer of the truck, Navistar International Transportation Corporation; the seller of the truck, Alaska Truck Center; and the...

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