Opinion ID: 2924446
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Text: A 21-year-old intoxicated Hooper Bay resident committed suicide while he was detained in a holding cell by the City of Hooper Bay. His mother filed a wrongful death action against the City, alleging that the City’s negligence led to her son’s death. She sought damages in her individual capacity and on behalf of her son’s estate and her son’s minor children. The case proceeded to a jury trial and the jury returned a $1,078,233 judgment against the City. The City appeals, raising a number of issues, and we affirm the superior court’s rulings in many respects. But we vacate the jury’s damages award and remand for further proceedings on the issue of allocation of fault between the City and the deceased under AS 09.17.080.