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SAVAGE ARMS, INC. v. WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY

Nos. 8612, 8721, 8611.

18 P.3d 49 (2000)

SAVAGE ARMS, INC., Petitioner, v. WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY CO., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore M. Pease, Jr., and Michael W. Sewright, Burr, Pease & Kurtz, Anchorage, for Petitioner.

James M. Powell and Kimberlee A. Colbo, Hughes, Thorsness, Powell, Huddleston & Bauman, LLC, Anchorage, for Respondent.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, FABE, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Can a corporation that purchases assets of the manufacturer of a rifle sold in Alaska be held liable for personal injury caused in Alaska by a defect in the rifle? The superior court held that it could, and we agree. But we reverse and remand for application of the pertinent successor liability doctrines discussed below. We also hold that the indemnity claim brought by the rifle's distributor...

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