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PATTERSON v. COX

No. S-14853.

323 P.3d 1118 (2014)

Tommie PATTERSON, Appellant, v. Sheila COX and Ford Motor Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tommie Patterson, pro se, Anchorage, Appellant.

John R. Dean , Law Office of John R. Dean, Anchorage, for Appellee Sheila Cox, and John B. Thorsness , Clapp, Peterson, Tiemessen, Thorsness & Johnson LLC, Anchorage, for Appellee Ford Motor Company.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, WINFREE, MAASSEN, and BOLGER, Justices.

OPINION

BOLGER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Tommie Patterson's 1997 Ford Explorer was struck from behind when he braked to avoid a car stalled in his lane of travel on Gambell Street in Anchorage. He sued the owner of the stalled vehicle and subpoenaed her for trial, but she refused to appear. We conclude that the superior court should have issued a warrant or an order to show cause to compel the appearance of this party. In addition, the superior...

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