CHRISTIANSEN v. CHRISTIANSEN

No. S-11789.

152 P.3d 1144 (2007)

Almeria CHRISTIANSEN, in her capacity as the Administrator of the Estate of Wesley J. Christiansen, and her personal capacity, Appellant, v. Kenny CHRISTIANSEN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Walleri, Law Offices of Michael J. Walleri, Fairbanks, for Appellant.

Laura L. Farley, Farley & Graves, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

After drinking on his cousin Kenny's boat, Wesley Christiansen fell from a dock and drowned. Wesley's widow, Almeria Christiansen, sued Kenny, arguing that Kenny had a duty to supervise, monitor, and control Wesley's drinking. Almeria acknowledged that Kenny could not be held liable under Alaska's dram shop law, which immunizes social hosts...

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