ADKINSON v. ROSSI ARMS CO.

No. 6212.

659 P.2d 1236 (1983)

James ADKINSON and Bethany R. Adkinson, Appellants, v. ROSSI ARMS COMPANY and Mountain View Sports Center, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Lee Petersen, A. Lee Petersen, Inc., Anchorage, for appellants.

Robert L. Eastaugh, Delaney, Wiles, Hayes, Reitman & Brubaker, Inc., Anchorage for Rossi Arms Company, appellee.

Nicholas C. Newman, Lee, Smart, Cook & Martin, P.S., Inc., for Mountain View Sports Center, Inc., appellee.

Before BURKE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ.


OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a wrongful death action instituted by Walter E. Butts, Jr., against James Adkinson for the fatal shooting of Butts' son, Steven Butts. Adkinson had been previously tried and convicted in superior court of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Steven Butts. Adkinson's manslaughter conviction was subsequently upheld on appeal by this court. Adkinson v. State, 611 P.2d 528

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