07.08 Strict Liability in Tort Multiple Causes

07.08 STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT – MULTIPLE CAUSES

The law recognizes there may be more than one legal cause of harm. Many factors or things, or the conduct of two or more persons, may operate at the same time, either independently or together to cause harm. In such a case, each may be a legal cause of harm.

Use Note

If there is a claim that more than one force operated to cause the harm, then this instruction should be given immediately following Instruction 07.07.

In Yukon Equipment, Inc. v. Gordon, 660 P.2d 428, 432-433 (Alaska 1983), the trial court gave an instruction upon which the language of this pattern jury instruction is based. No error was found in the language.

Revised 1995 07.08