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KIOKUN v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Nos. S-9044, S-9558, S-9563.

74 P.3d 209 (2003)

Nancy KIOKUN and Cynthia Olrun, Petitioners, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Respondent. State of Alaska, Department of Public Safety, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Nancy Kiokun and Cynthia Olrun, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 25, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Venable Vermont, Jr. and Gary M. Guarino, Assistant Attorneys General, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for State of Alaska.

Kari L. Bazzy Garber, Garber & Bazzy, P.C., and Don C. Bauermeister, Burke & Bauermeister, P.L.L.C., Anchorage, for Nancy Kiokun and Cynthia Olrun.

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

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

1. INTRODUCTION

Tort plaintiffs claimed the State of Alaska was liable for the deaths of three people who perished in bitter mid-January cold after they left their car in deep snow on a remote, unmaintained road. The plaintiffs claimed the Alaska State Troopers negligently failed to launch a search and rescue after hunters told the troopers late the afternoon of January 15, 1996 they had found an unoccupied car...

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