Taranto v. North Slope Borough

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that, in scope-of-employment inquiry, “even where the facts are undisputed, when ‘conflicting inferences can be drawn from undisputed facts’ the question is properly left to the jury”
• discussing our adoption of the Restatement (Second) of Agency rules for an employer's vicarious liability for intentional torts of employees
• Under respondeat superior, \an employer will be held liable for both negligent and intentional torts of its employee.\
• “[A] municipality is vicariously liable for the actions of its employees, agents, and officers under the traditional tort principle of respondeat superior.”
• \[T]he liability of a municipality for the negligent acts and omissions of its representatives will be governed by traditional tort principles.\ (quoting Busby v. Municipality of Anchorage, 741 P.2d 230, 232 (Alaska 1987))
• \[S]cope of employment is a fact-specific issue requiring case-by-case determination.\

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Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State, Department of Corrections v. Heisey
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2012-03-02· cited 25×
• Acevedo v. Burley
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1997-09-05· cited 24×
• In re J.A.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1998-08-07· cited 20×
• Matanuska Electric Ass'n v. Rewire the Board
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-12-07· cited 19×
• Ondrusek v. Murphy
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2005-09-23· cited 18×
• Municipality of Anchorage v. Repasky
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-10-26· cited 17×
• Taranto v. North Slope Borough
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1999-12-17· cited 15×
• Lane v. City & Borough of Juneau
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2018-04-27· cited 15×
• Brown v. Ely
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2000-12-15· cited 14×
• Snook v. Bowers
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2000-11-09· cited 12×
• Estate of Himsel v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-11-30· cited 5×
• Yi v. Yang
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2012-07-20· cited 5×
• Ross v. City of Sand Point
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1998-01-16· cited 4×
• Courtney Guy v. Providence Health & Services Washington d/b/a Providence Alaska Medical Center
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2022-01-14· cited 2×
• Matter of JA
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1998-08-07

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Brandon v. Holt
  Supreme Court· 1985-01-21· cited 1,538×
• Mary M. v. City of Los Angeles
  California Supreme Court· 1991-09-05· cited 385×
• Silva v. State
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1987-11-03· cited 162×
• Wright v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1992-01-24· cited 89×
• Fruit v. Schreiner
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1972-10-20· cited 75×
• Luth v. Rogers and Babler Construction Company
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1973-03-19· cited 68×
• Williams v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1982-09-03· cited 62×
• Doe v. Samaritan Counseling Center
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1990-04-27· cited 50×
• Zeigler v. Kirschner
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1989-10-05· cited 34×
• Lane v. Yamamoto
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1981-05-11· cited 19×
• Busby v. Municipality of Anchorage
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1987-08-21· cited 15×
• Foster v. Hanni
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1992-11-06· cited 10×
• Alaska Continental Bank v. Anchorage Commercial Land Associates
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1989-10-20· cited 7×

Other cases named Taranto v. North Slope Borough

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Taranto v. North Slope Borough
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1999-12-17· cited 15×
• Taranto v. North Slope Borough
  Supreme Court· 2000-05-22
• Taranto v. North Slope Borough
  Supreme Court· 2000-05-22