others, William Reinhardt who was the Local 798 shop steward, Local 798, and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company [Alyeska]. Reinhardt did not answer the complaint and did not appear at trial either personally or through counsel. Following a trial against the other defendants, the court found that Reinhardt had no role in causing the attack and that neither Local 798 nor Alyeska was legally responsible for the attack. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the court's decision concerning Local 798 and affirm as to Alyeska.

I. FACTS
Williams was employed during August of 1975 as a bus driver by M-K River Corporation, a subcontractor of Alyeska. He was one of several Teamster shop stewards stationed at Alyeska's Tonsina Camp, near Glennallen. One of his duties was to drive theshuttle bus between the Tonsina Camp and Tonsina Lodge, a bar and liquor store.
On August 23, the night before the assault which gave rise to this suit, Williams was making his last trip of the evening back to camp. It was eleven o'clock on a Saturday night and most of the workers on the bus were drunk. A loud argument developed between three young welders belonging to Local 798, and a laborer. The dispute was apparently over which trade had made the greatest contribution to the pipeline project. Fearing that a fight was imminent, Williams pulled over at two or three points and threatened to stop the bus if the men did not settle down. He was able to complete the run, however, without any fights taking place.
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