TRIGG v. CITY OF NOME

No. S-6954.

929 P.2d 1273 (1996)

Jon TRIGG and Marie Trigg, Appellants, v. CITY OF NOME, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tim Jannott, Stepovich, Kennelly & Stepovich, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellants.

Krista S. Stearns, Hicks, Boyd, Chandler & Falconer, Anchorage, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises out of a snow machine accident that occurred near Nome. Jon and Marie Trigg were injured when their snow machines collided with a fuel pipeline crossing the Snake River at Nome. The Triggs sued the City of Nome for their injuries. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of the City, ruling that AS 09.65.070(d)(1) confers immunity from liability to municipalities...

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