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BURCINA v. CITY OF KETCHIKAN

No. S-5893.

902 P.2d 817 (1995)

Ricky J. BURCINA, Appellant, v. CITY OF KETCHIKAN, Gateway Center for Human Resources and Russell A. Huffman, Jr., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 22, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caroline B. Crenna and Thomas W. Findley, Dillon & Findley, P.C., Juneau, for Appellant.

A. Fred Miller and Kevin G. Miller, A. Fred Miller, Attorneys at Law, Ketchikan, for Appellees City of Ketchikan and Gateway Center for Human Resources.

Geoffrey G. Currall, Keene & Currall, P.C., Ketchikan, for Appellee Russell A. Huffman, Jr.

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

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Ricky Burcina, who has a long history of mental illness and substance abuse, set fire to the Gateway Mental Health Drop-In Center and was subsequently convicted of arson. Thereafter, Burcina filed suit against the Gateway Center for Human Resources and his psychiatrist, Dr. Russell Huffman, claiming that he had received negligent treatment which aggravated his mental illness and caused...

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