MADDOX v. RIVER & SEA MARINE, INC.

No. S-6582.

925 P.2d 1033 (1996)

Jerry MADDOX, Appellant, v. RIVER & SEA MARINE, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Flanigan, Walther & Flanigan, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Michael D. Corey, Sandberg, Smith, Wuestenfeld & Corey, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before COMPTON, C.J., RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and EASTAUGH, JJ., and CARPENETI, J. Pro Tem.


OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice Pro Tem.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is an appeal from a superior court decision granting summary judgment to defendant River and Sea Marine, Inc. (River and Sea), and dismissing the negligence claim of plaintiff Jerry Maddox (Maddox). The case involves the scope of a seller's duty to warn the purchaser of, or make safe, a chattel dangerous for its intended use. The dispute arose when Maddox injured his back while...

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