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DINSMORE-POFF v. ALVORD

No. S-7935.

972 P.2d 978 (1999)

Donna DINSMORE-POFF, Appellant, v. Louis and Tina ALVORD, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 5, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. David Weed, Law Offices of W. David Weed, Anchorage, and LeRoy E. DeVeaux, DeVeaux and Associates, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellant.

Rod R. Sisson, Crosby & Sisson, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellees.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, and COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE and BRYNER, Justices.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal presents two novel questions. The first is whether we should adopt § 316 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, which makes parents liable for negligently failing to prevent their children from intentionally harming others. The second concerns the plaintiff's burden under § 316 of showing that a parent unreasonably failed to recognize...

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