CITY OF FAIRBANKS v. AMOCO CHEMICAL CO.

No. S-7682.

952 P.2d 1173 (1998)

CITY OF FAIRBANKS, a municipal corporation of the State of Alaska, Plaintiff, v. AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY, a corporation a/k/a Amoco Chemicals Company, a successor of and formerly known as Amoco Chemicals Corporation, and Amoco Reinforced Plastics Company, a corporation, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Evans, Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot, Anchorage, for Plaintiff.

Marcus Clapp, Clapp, Peterson & Stowers, Fairbanks, for Amoco Chemical Company.

Gary Foster, Law Offices of Gary Foster, Fairbanks, and Christopher E. Zimmerman, Call, Barrett & Burbank, Fairbanks, for Amoco Reinforced Plastics Company.

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


OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The City of Fairbanks brought suit following collapse of sewer pipe manufactured by Amoco Reinforced Plastics Company. The United States District Court for the District of Alaska has certified the following questions of state law concerning the timeliness of the lawsuit:

1. Where a municipal corporation purchases defective goods and learns...

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