Paula Johnson v. City Fairbanks

RABINOWITZ, Justice, OPINION. Paula Johnson brought an action seeking damages for personal injuries received in an accident which allegedly was caused by the negligence of the City of Fairbanks. Johnson appeals from the superior court's grant of summary judgment which resulted in dismissal of her claim against the city. We reverse. Paula Johnson was injured seriously on August 3, 1974, when she fell from her bicycle at the point where Phillips Field Road is crossed by a railroad spur leading to the Municipal Utilities coal storage area. Johnson first contacted an attorney in connection with this case during June 1975. A complaint for damages alleging negligence on the part of the city 1 was filed on August 12, 1975 - more than a year after the accident. The complaint was accompanied by a Notice of Claim to City of Fairbanks.