PARSON v. MARATHON OIL CO.

No. S-7894.

960 P.2d 615 (1998)

Cheryl Patricia PARSON, in her Capacity as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Gary Lloyd Wilson; Sabrina Wilson and Desirea Wilson, Minor Children by and through their Next Friend and Natural Guardian, Cheryl Parson; and Cory Wilson, Appellants, v. MARATHON OIL COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim M. Boardman, Brena & McLaughlin, P.C., Anchorage, and Cathleen Nelson McLaughlin, Hagans, Ahearn, McLaughlin & Webb, Anchorage, for Appellants.

Michael C. Geraghty and Sarah Diemer Moyer, DeLisio Moran Geraghty & Zobel, Anchorage, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

I. INTRODUCTION

Cheryl Parson sued Marathon Oil Company (MOC) for the wrongful death of her ex-husband, Gary Wilson. MOC moved for summary judgment, arguing that its conduct was not the proximate cause of Wilson's death. The superior court held a hearing at which it granted Parson time to file a supplemental brief on the issue of whether Alaska should adopt the loss-of...

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