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NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH v. BROWER

No. S-12956.

215 P.3d 308 (2009)

NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, Appellant, v. Isabel BROWER, Individually and as Personal Representative of Alfred Brower, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 28, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Lynch, Lynch & Blum, PC, Anchorage, and Linda B. Clapham, Gordon & Rees, LLP, Seattle, Washington, for Appellant.

David Henderson, Law Offices of David Henderson, Bethel, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, CARPENETI, and WINFREE, Justices.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

After Alfred Brower died in a snow machine accident, his mother, Isabel Brower, sued the North Slope Borough under the survival of claims statute, AS 09.55.570, and the wrongful death statute, AS 09.55.580. A jury found that Isabel was dependent on Alfred, entitling her to damages as a statutory beneficiary under the wrongful death statute. Among other things, the jury awarded Isabel compensation...

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