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KALLSTROM v. U.S.

No. S-9332.

43 P.3d 162 (2002)

Blanche KALLSTROM, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristen D. Pettersen, Mauri Long, and Ray R. Brown, Dillon & Findley, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Kenneth S. Roosa, Assistant United States Attorney, and Robert C. Bundy, United States Attorney, Anchorage, for Appellee.

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

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

We accepted certification in this case to decide whether a Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress (NIED) cause of action exists under Alaska law for a plaintiff who becomes a participant in the infliction of another's injuries through the negligence of the defendant. Because we think that such an extension is inadvisable, we hold that an NIED claim is not available to such an "unwitting instrument...

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