Sandy Sulzbach and Rob Sulzbach v. City & Borough of Sitka and John T. Ferrick

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's judgment, holding that the City of Sitka cannot be held vicariously liable for the volunteer's negligence and that the trial court correctly denied summary judgment on the volunteer's negligence and denied a new trial on both the volunteer's and the City's negligence. The Court reviewed the partial summary judgment de novo and the denial of new trial for abuse of discretion, finding no error. It also concluded the evidentiary error regarding leading questions did not prejudice the appellant.