Alaska Supreme Court Cases
(1997 Chronological Index)
(From 1/1/97)
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Eastwind Inc., et al., v. State, Department of Labor (12/26/97) sp-4927, 951 P2d 844
[Statutory Construction] (Presumed not retroactive)
Daryl James et al., v. State of Alaska (12/26/97) sp-4925, 950 P2d 1130
[Criminal] (Fed. vs. state jurisdiction, fishing violations)
Lake Colleen Enterprises Inc. v. Estate of Michael Raymond Mark, et al. (12/26/97) sp-4924, 951 P2d 427
[Real Estate] (State easements, public/private land)
Everett Andrews et al., v. Wade & De Young Inc. P.C. (12/26/97) sp-4923, 950 P2d 574
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 13, compulsory/permissive counterclaims)
Flannery v. Flannery (12/19/97) sp-4922, 950 P2d 126
[Family Law] (modify support; exceed 990.3 income cap)
B.J. v. J.D. (12/19/97) sp-4921, 950 P2d 113
[Family Law] (UCCJA; custody to step-parent)
Conger v. Conger (12/19/97) sp-4920, 950 P2d 119
[Procedure, Civil] (late filed answer, excusable neglect)
Toney v. City of Anchorage Police Dept. (12/19/97) sp-4919, 950 P2d 123
[Procedure, Civil] (ambiguous st. of limitations)
State of Alaska v. Greenfield (12/19/97) sp-4918, 950 P2d 1128
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Whistleblower Act)
[Damages] (no punitives against State)
Alaska Housing Finance Corp. v. Salvucci (12/19/97) sp-4917, 950 P2d 1116
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Whistleblower Act)
[Contracts] (K interpret., issue of law/fact)
[Damages] (no punitives against State)
Bartlett v. Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (12/12/97) sp-4916, 948 P2d 987
[Administrative Agencies] (fishing permit - due process)
[Constitutional] (due process hearing; equal protection)
Alaska Marine Pilots v. Hendsch (12/12/97) sp-4915, 950 P2d 98
[Contracts] (fired employee, covenant of good faith)
[Damages] (punitives require clear and convincing evidence)
[Torts] (intentional interference, 3rd party)
Pierce v. Pierce (12/5/97) sp-4914, 949 P2d 498
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3(a)(3) extended visit credit)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Issue not raised below is waived)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(a) vs. 60(b)(3) "misconduct")
Ghete v. Anchorage (11/29/97) sp-4912, 948 P2d 973
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b) not cure for failure to raise)
Alaska v. Beard (11/28/97) sp-4913
--- Withdrawn and re-issued as sp-4996 ---
Pluid v. B.K. (11/28/97) sp-4911, 948 P2d 981
[Contracts] (proof-entitlement vs. amount; punitives)
Alaska Wildlife Alliance v. Alaska Dep't. of Fish & Game (11/28/97) sp-4910, 948 P2d 976
[Administrative Agencies] (Public Recoreds Act; privacy)
[Constitutional] (Public Recoreds Act; privacy)
Smith v. Alaska (11/21/97) sp-4909, 948 P2d 473
[Criminal] (exceptions to exclusionary rule)
[Evidence] (exceptions to exclusionary rule)
Alaska v. Shewfelt (11/21/97) sp-4908, 948 P2d 470
[Criminal] (jury replaying taped testimony)
Wichman v. Benner (11/21/97) sp-4907, 948 P2d 484
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 24, interventin)
[Torts] (no assignment of personal injury claims)
[Workers' Compensation] (assignment of subrogation under sec. 015)
Valley Hospital Association, Inc. v. Mat-Su Coalition for Choice (11/21/97) sp-4906, 948 P2d 963
[Administrative Agencies] (public interest litigant fees)
[Constitutional] (abortion and right to privacy)
Grove v. Alaska Construction and Erectors (11/14/97) sp-4905, 948 P2d 454
[Workers' Compensation] (treatment standards, medical evid. conflict)
Alaska v. Summerville (11/14/97) sp-4904, 948 P2d 469
[Criminal] (Rule 16 unconstitutional)
Harris v. Keys (11/14/97) sp-4903, 948 P2d 460
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (agency vs. bailment)
[Contracts] (agency vs. bailment)
[Procedure, Appellate] (jury fact decisions, standard of review)
Osborne v. Hurst (11/14/97) sp-4902, 947 P2d 1356
[Damages] (damages, trespass to land; treble damages)
[Evidence] (expert witness criterion; land value testimony by owner)
[Procedure, Civil] (witness not on witness list)
[Real Estate] (damages for trespass to land)
Mundt v. Northwest Explorations, Inc. (11/7/97) sp-4901, 947 P2d 827
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 24(a), motion to intervene, timeliness)
Beard v. Beard (11/7/97) sp-4900, 947 P2d 831
[Family Law] (fee adjusted for vexatious conduct)
Alaska Division of Motor Vehicls v. Fernandes (10/31/97) sp-4899, 946 P2d 1259
[Administrative Agencies] (mandatory insurance)
[Statutory Construction] (substantial compliance)
Carver v. Quality Inspection & Testing, Inc. (10/31/97) sp-4898, 946 P2d 450
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (dissolving and valuing a corporation)
[Evidence] (expert witness; witness credibility)
Brown v. Brown (10/31/97) sp-4897, 947 P2d 307
[Family Law] (Wanberg/Merrill; unequal division invasion)
Flanigin v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (10/31/97) sp-4896, 946 P2d 446
[Family Law] (CSED can collect back to birth date)
Wahl v. Wahl (10/16/97) sp-4895, 945 P2d 1229
[Contracts] (K interpretation; conflicting extrinsic evidence)
[Family Law] (retirment benefits; survivor annuity)
Human Resources Company v. Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (10/16/97) sp-4894, 946 P2d 441
[Administrative Agencies] (no agency power beyond that authorized)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 54(f), continuance for discovery)
Osborne v. Hurst (10/16/97) sp-4893
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4902 ---
Nome Commercial Co. v. National Bank of Alaska (10/10/97) sp-4892, 948 P2d 443
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 22, interpleader)
[Torts] (I.I.E.D. and N.I.E.D.)
State v. Hazelwood (10/3/97) sp-4891, 946 P2d 875
[Criminal] (objective fault crimes)
[Torts] (simple negligence vs. criminal negligence)
Rice v. Denley (9/26/97) sp-4890, 944 P2d 497
[Contracts] (settlement agreement; Rule 81(e))
[Procedure, Civil] (settlement contract; Rule 81(e))
Johns v. Johns (9/26/97) sp-4889, 945 P2d 1222
[Family Law] (property acquired during marriage is marital)
Ellis v. Alaska Dep't. of Natural Resources (9/26/97) sp-4888, 944 P2d 491
[Administrative Agencies] (DNR issuing Mineral Closing Order)
[Procedure, Appellate] (reasonable basis standard of review)
[Real Estate] (mining claim, how acquired)
R.J.M. v. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (9/19/97) sp-4887, 946 P2d 855
[Family Law] (CINA case, unwilling vs unable to care)
A.M. v. Alaska (9/12/97) sp-4886, 945 P2d 296
[Constitutional] (due process requires notice)
[Family Law] (terminate parental rights, standard of review)
Crayton v. Crayton (9/12/97) sp-4885, 944 P2d 487
[Family Law] (duty to support/reimburse; gifts as income)
Gallant v. Gallant (9/12/97) sp-4884, 945 P2d 795
[Family Law] (50% support reduction during long visits; business losses and net income)
Harris v. Keys (9/12/97) sp-4883
--- Withdrawn and reissued as sp-4903 ---
Szejner v. University of Alaska (9/12/97) sp-4882, 944 P2d 481
[Administrative Agencies] (UAA academic admissions; student conduct)
[Constitutional] (admission to grad school not a property right)
Nelson v. Jones (9/5/97) sp-4881, 944 P2d 476
[Family Law] (modify visits, change + best interests; can deny w/o hearing)
Lowery v. McMurdie (9/5/97) sp-4880, 944 P2d 50
[Procedure, Civil] (inadequate findings require remand)
[Statutory Construction] (may=discretionary)
Byars v. Byars (9/5/97) sp-4879, 945 P2d 792
[Attorneys and Judges] (Fee on Rule 82 schedlue presumed correct)
[Procedure, Civil] (actual notice cures deficiencies)
Acevedo v. Burley (9/5/97) sp-4878, 944 P2d 473
[Family Law] (deny modification of support w/o hearing)
Quinn v. Alaska State Employees Association (8/29/97) sp-4877, 944 P2d 468
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (AWHA vs. FLSA: minimum wage, overtime)
[Federal Issues] (federal preemption of state law)
Mundt v. Northwest Explorations Inc. and Richard Dean (8/29/97) sp-4876
--- Withdrawn and reissued as sp-4901 ---
Bruner v. Peterson, A.A.S. School of Nursing Univ. of Alaska (8/29/97) sp-4875, 944 P2d 43
[Administrative Agencies] (presumption of agency impartiality)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to university faculty)
Agen v. State of Alaska, Child Support Division (8/29/97) sp-4874, 945 P2d 1215
[Equity] (no laches in case not based in equity)
[Family Law] (consent to adopt does not end duty to support)
Van Sandt v. Brown (8/22/97) sp-4873, 944 P2d 449
[Constitutional] (qualified immunity, 4th amendment)
[Procedure, Civil] (qualified immunity not a "mere defense")
[Torts] (qualified immunity, 4th amendment)
Dep't. of Transportation & Public Facilities et al. v. Sanders (8/22/97) sp-4872, 944 P2d 453
[Federal Issues] (rely of FTCA for immunity precedents)
[Statutory Construction] ("may" = discretionary, not mandatory)
[Torts] (State's discretionary immunity)
Hertz v. Storer, Dep't. of Revenue, Permanent Fund Division (8/22/97) sp-4871, 943 P2d 725
[Administrative Agencies] (no PFD for convicts is constitutional)
[Constitutional] (no PFD for convicts is constitutional)
Grace v Insurance Company of North America (8/22/97) sp-4870, 944 P2d 460
[Contracts] (insurance policy: cooperation clause, drop down coverage, duty to defend, duty to tender policy limits)
Anchorage v. Gallion (8/15/97) sp-4869, 944 P2d 436
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 award in class actions)
[Municipal Corporations] (underfunded retirment plan)
Nautilus Marine Enterprises v. Valdez Fisheries Development Ass'n. (8/15/97) sp-4868, 943 P2d 1201
[Contracts] (no extrinsic evidence when K is unambiguous)
Howell v. Ketchikan Pulp Co. (8/15/97) sp-4867, 943 P2d 1205
[Contracts] (3rd party beneficiaries)
[Procedure, Civil] (is claim one in tort or contract?)
Wells v. Swalling Construction (8/15/97) sp-4866, 944 P2d 34
[Workers' Compensation] (Last injurious exposure rule)
Lowe v. Lowe (8/15/97) sp-4865, 944 P2d 29
[Family Law] (Using 60(b)(6) to change divorce decree)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(6), reasonable time)
Schumacher v. Cidy of Yakutat (8/15/97) sp-4864, 946 P2d 1255
[Municipal Corporations] (children sledding on public roads)
[Torts] (duty of care; attractive nuisance)
Thoma v. Hickel (8/15/97) sp-4863, 947 P2d 816
[Procedure, Appellate] (decision by divided court affirmance)
[Torts] (executive immunity, qualified or absolute)
Little Susitna Construction Co. v. Soil Processing Inc. (8/1/97) sp-4862, 944 P2d 20
[Contracts] (turn-key K's; interpretation rules; implied warranty instruction)
[Evidence] (witness w/ experience may be expert)
Persson-Mokvist v. Anderson (8/1/97) sp-4861, 942 P2d 1154
[Real Estate] (recreational/residential lot use)
Saltz v. Alaska Dept. of Public Safety (8/1/97) sp-4860, 942 P2d 1151
[Criminal] (right to call attorney before DWI breath test)
Smith v. Alaska (8/1/97) sp-4859
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4909 ---
Jones v. Jones (7/25/97) sp-4858, 942 P2d 1133
[Family Law] (need justification for unequal property division)
Child Support Enforcement Agency v. Gerke (7/25/97) sp-4857, 942 P2d 423
[Family Law] (five-year bar to collecting support)
Melendrez v. Bode (7/25/97) sp-4856, 941 P2d 1254
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 54(c); 55(e); default/default judgments; trying to avoid service of process)
Aga v. Aga (7/25/97) sp-4855, 941 P2d 1260
[Family Law] (tradeoff between property division and support)
Pacana v. Child Support Enforcement Agency (7/25/97) sp-4854, 941 P2d 1263
[Family Law] (retroactive credit for social security to child)
Bauman v. Bauman (7/25/97) sp-4853, 942 P2d 1130
[Procedure, Appellate] (law of the case)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 15(a) amendments; law of the case)
Law Offices of Vincent Vitale v. Tabbytite (7/25/97) sp-4852, 942 P2d 1141
[Evidence] (pleading and proving fraud)
[Federal Issues] (concurrent jurisdiction with state court)
[Procedure, Civil] (pleading and proving fraud)
[Real Estate] (condemnation is "enforced sale")
Methonen v. Stone (7/18/97) sp-4851, 941 P2d 1248
[Real Estate] (implied and constructive easements)
Nissan v. Alaska (7/18/97) sp-4850, 941 P2d 1229
[Administrative Agencies] (unfair trade practices; consumer protection)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (unfair trade practices; consumer protection)
[Evidence] (post-accident activity)
[Procedure, Civil] (opposing summary judgment requires facts; continuance; severance)
[Torts] (factors to determine existence of duty)
Mathis v. Sauser (7/18/97) sp-4849, 942 P2d 1117
[Administrative Agencies] (prisoner use of computer, access to courts)
[Constitutional] (prisoner use of computer, access to courts)
[Criminal] (prisoner use of computer, access to courts)
Brotherton v. Brotherton (7/18/97) sp-4848, 941 P2d 1241
[Family Law] (property division guidelines)
Schorr v. Frontier Transportation Co. (7/3/97) sp-4847, 942 P2d 418
[Administrative Agencies] (AWHA, overtime pay long-haul drivers)
Alaska v. Arbuckle (7/3/97) sp-4846, 941 P2d 181
[Contracts] (insurance, death by accident vs. disease; when employee handbook included in employment contract)
Little Susitna Construction Co. v. Soil Processing, Inc. (7/3/97) sp-4845
[Contracts] (turn-key K's; interpretation rules; implied warranty instruction)
[Evidence] (witness w/experience may be expert)
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4862 ---
Alaska v. Arnariak (6/27/97) sp-4844, 941 P2d 154
[Constitutional] (5th Amend precludes fed. taking of state land)
[Criminal] (violating state game sanctuary)
[Federal Issues] (fed. preemption of conflicting state law)
Southwest Marine v. Alaska State Marine Highway Systems (6/27/97) sp-4843, 941 P2d 166
[Contracts] (contract interpretation, extrinsic evidence; acceptance must be unequivocal; hinder or delay performance)
[Damages] (liquidated damages affirmed)
[Procedure, Civil] (trial de novo denied)
Borchgrevink v. Borchgrevink (6/27/97) sp-4842, 941 P2d 132
[Family Law] (child custody, physical abuse)
Alaska Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Valdez (6/27/97) sp-4841, 941 P2d 144
[Constitutional] (full faith and credit, child support orders)
[Equity] (no laches in case not based in equity)
[Family Law] (conflicting support orders under URESA; time limits for collecting support)
D.L.M. v. M.W. (6/27/97) sp-4840, 941 P2d 900
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rules 79 and 82, 10 days to request)
[Procedure, Civil] (defines "final judgment")
Manes v. Coats (6/20/97) sp-4839, 941 P2d 120
[Contracts] (good discussion of agency; travel agents)
[Damages] (life expectancy tables, future damages)
[Procedure, Civil] (E.R.201(b), judicial notice)
Mortvedt v. Alaska Dep't. of Natural Resources (6/20/97) sp-4838, 941 P2d 126
[Administrative Agencies] (DNR and Historic Preservation Act)
[Equity] (equitable estoppel)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deferential standard of review)
Broeckel v. Alaska Dep't. of Corrections (6/20/97) sp-4837, 941 P2d 893
[Administrative Agencies] (exhaust remedies, inmate grievance)
[Contracts] (third party beneficiary)
[Procedure, Civil] (necessary party, stake in controversy)
Dafermo v. Municipality of Anchorage (6/20/97) sp-4836, 941 P2d 114
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice, when excused; latent injury)
Twiggs v. Anchorage (6/13/97) sp-4835, 938 P2d 1046
[Workers' Compensation] (lost promotion; benefits for volunteer)
Williams v. Dep't. of Revenue (6/13/97) sp-4834, 938 P2d 1065
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice of injury; overcoming presumption; mental injury denied)
Blanas v. The Brower Co. (6/13/97) sp-4833, 938 P2d 1056
[Workers' Compensation] (set aside C&R, fact mistake vs. fraud)
Morgan v. Lucky Strike Bingo (6/13/97) sp-4832, 938 P2d 1050
[Workers' Compensation] (reemployment benefits, SCODDOT)
Payton v. Dep't. of Fish & Game (6/13/97) sp-4831, 938 P2d 1036
[Constitutional] (subsistence, "customary and traditional uses")
Alaska Center for the Environment v. Alaska (6/13/97) sp-4830, 940 P2d 916
[Attorneys and Judges] (who is prevailing party)
Brandon v. Dep't. of Corrections (6/6/97) sp-4829, 938 P2d 1029
[Constitutional] (prisoner right to visitation/rehabilitation)
[Criminal] (prisoner right to visitation/rehabilitation)
Metcalf v. Felec Services (6/6/97) sp-4828, 938 P2d 1023
[Procedure, Appellate] (dismiss appeal, failure to file timely brief)
Anchorage Police Dep't. Employee Ass'n. v. Anchorage (6/6/97) sp-4827, 938 P2d 1027
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (grieving police officer transfers)
[Municipal Corporations] (grieving police officer transfers)
Stalnaker v. M.L.D. (6/6/97) sp-4826, 939 P2d 407
[Administrative Agencies] (focus in PERS disability claim)
Krohn v. Dep't. of Fish and Game (5/30/97) sp-4825, 938 P2d 1019
[Administrative Agencies] (open meetings act not applicable to commissioner)
[Procedure, Appellate] (mootness doctrine)
Hernandez v. Freeman (5/23/97) sp-4824, 938 P2d 1017
[Family Law] (motion to modify, hearing required)
[Procedure, Civil] (motion to modify, hearing required)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Rios (5/23/97) sp-4823, 938 P2d 1013
[Equity] (no laches in law action)
[Family Law] (parent's duty to support child)
Hanson v. Kake Tribal Corporation (5/23/97) sp-4822, 939 P2d 1320
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (corporation, primary vs. derivative claim)
[Contracts] (contract law controls corp. and shareholders)
[Procedure, Civil] (contract and minor statute of limitations)
Jones v. Horace Mann Insurance Co. (5/16/97) sp-4821, 937 P2d 1360
[Contracts] (adhesion contract; insurer notice of denial)
Stadnicky v. Southpark Terrace Homeowner's Ass'n. (5/16/97) sp-4820, 939 P2d 403
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue not raised below is waived)
[Procedure, Civil] (enforcing restrictive covenants)
Dep't. of Transportation v. State Farm Ins. Co. (5/16/97) sp-4819, 939 P2d 788
[Contracts] (insurer duty to defend; prof. serv.exclusion)
Diksen v. Troxell (5/9/97) sp-4818, 938 P2d 1009
[Administrative Agencies] (transferring limited entry permit)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (definition of lease)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 17(a), real party in interest)
[Real Estate] (definition of lease)
Davis v. Dykman (5/2/97) sp-4817, 938 P2d 1002
[Contracts] (good black letter contract law)
Weiss v. State (5/2/97) sp-4816, 939 P2d 380
[Administrative Agencies] (mental health lands trust case)
Grimes v. Kinney Shoe Corp (5/2/97) sp-4815, 938 P2d 997
[Administrative Agencies] (Wage & Hour, no employer fees)
[Attorneys and Judges] (Wage & Hour, no employer fees)
Alaska Dep't. of Transportation v. Fairbanks North Star Borough (4/25/97) sp-4814, 936 P2d 1259
[Administrative Agencies] (exhaustion of remedies)
[Procedure, Appellate] (exhaustion of remedies)
Rush v. Alaska Mortgage Group (4/25/97) sp-4813, 937 P2d 647
[Equity] (equitable subrogation)
[Real Estate] (equitable subrogation)
Crum v. Stalnaker (4/25/97) sp-4812, 936 P2d 1254
[Administrative Agencies] (late-filed unused sick leave credit)
[Equity] (estoppel against government)
Griffith v. Taylor (4/18/97) sp-4811, 937 P2d 297
[Attorneys and Judges] (duty to former client)
Plumber v. UAA (4/18/97) sp-4810, 936 P2d 163
[Procedure, Appellate] ("any port in a storm")
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata)
Cogger v. Anchor House (4/18/97) sp-4809, 936 P2d 157
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice of injury, when excused)
Kolkman v. Greens Creek Mining Co. (4/18/97) sp-4808, 936 P2d 150
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice of injury, when excused)
Bellanich v. Bellanich (4/18/97) sp-4807, 936 P2d 141
[Family Law] (property division, gifts of realty)
D.L.M v. M.W. (4/18/97) sp-4806
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rules 79 and 82; 10 days to request)
--- Withdraw and Re-issued as SP-4840 ---
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata)
Kachemak Bay Watch, Inc., v. Dept. of Natural Resources (4/11/97) sp-4805, 935 P2d 816
[Administrative Agencies] (aquatic farming; application of APA)
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant)
Bunn v. House (4/11/97) sp-4804, 934 P2d 753
[Family Law] (modify requires change in circumstances; support in divided custody case)
West v. City of St. Paul (4/11/97) sp-4803, 936 P2d 136
[Procedure, Civil] (summary judgment rudiments)
[Torts] (duty to warn, wharfinger)
Ramsey v. Sand Point (4/11/97) sp-4802, 936 P2d 126
[Constitutional] (property/liberty interest in job)
[Equity] (Waiver)
[Municipal Corporations] (Open Meetings Act)
Fairbanks Fire Fighters Ass'n. v. City of Fairbanks (4/11/97) sp-4801, 934 P2d 759
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, public interst litigant)
Alaska Democratic Party v. Rice (4/4/97) sp-4800, 934 P2d 1313
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (promissory estoppel vs. st. of frauds; agency)
[Contracts] (promissory estoppel vs. st. of frauds; agency)
[Damages] (jury instruction, lost wages)
Turney v. State (4/4/97) sp-4799, 936 P2d 533
[Constitutional] (free speech, jury tampering)
[Criminal] (jury tampering; criminal trespass)
[Statutory Construction] (overbroad or vague statute)
Faulk v. Kenai Board of Equalization (3/28/97) sp-4798, 934 P2d 750
[Administrative Agencies] (inadequate agency findings; tax assessment)
[Real Estate] (real estate tax assessement)
United Utilities v. APUC (3/28/97) sp-4797, 935 P2d 811
[Procedure, Appellate] (argument not raised below)
Diksen v. Troxell (3/28/97) sp-4796
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4818 ---
Lindekugel v. Fluour Alaska, Inc. (3/28/97) sp-4795, 934 P2d 1307
[Workers' Compensation] (stipulation to dismiss; written and approved)
University of Alaska v. Tumeo (3/14/97) sp-4794, 933 P2d 1147
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (discrimination, employee health benefits)
Johnson v. Doris (3/14/97) sp-4793, 933 P2d 1139
[Probate] (reasonableness of professional fees)
Yerrington v. Yerrington (3/14/97) sp-4791, 933 P2d 555
[Family Law] (support order, obligor with erratic income)
Vokacek v. Vokacek (3/7/97) sp-4792, 933 P2d 544
[Family Law] (voluntary unemployment; fees post-judgment; interest on past due support)
Hughes et al v. Foster Wheeler Co. et al (3/7/97) sp-4790, 932 P2d 784
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 fees; forum non coneniens; joint and several liability)
[Federal Issues] (admiralty, state jurisdiction)
Batey v. Batey (3/7/97) sp-4787, 933 P2d 551
[Family Law] (putative marriage)
Ebasco Construction, Inc., v. Ahtna, Inc. (2/28/97) sp-4789, 932 P2d 1312
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (postpone arbitration; interest on award, fees)
Duffus v. Duffus (2/28/97) sp-4788, 932 P2d 777
[Family Law] (custody when mother has ex-convict boyfriend)
Bradford v. First National Bank of Anchorage (2/21/97) sp-4786, 932 P2d 256
[Attorneys and Judges] (contractual vs. Rule 82 Fees)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (partner liability after retiring)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 54(b) judgment)
Four Separate Parcels of Land v. City of Kodiak (2/21/97) sp-4785, 938 P2d 448
[Real Estate] (burden of proof, land value in condemnation)
Hanson v. Kake Tribal Corp. (2/21/97) sp-4784
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (corporation, primary vs. derivative claims)
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4822 ---
[Procedure, Civil] (contract and minor statute of limitations)
Cockerham v. Alaska (2/21/97) sp-4783, 933 P2d 537
[Constitutional] (confrontation and due process clauses)
[Criminal] (pre-sentencing discovery)
Alaska Board of Marine Pilots v. Renwick (2/21/97) sp-4782, 936 P2d 526
[Administrative Agencies] (agency interpreting its own statutes)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, agency statutes)
City of North Pole v. Zabek (2/21/97) sp-4781, 934 P2d 1292
[Constitutional] (wrongful discharge, curative post-termination hearing)
[Torts] (wrongful discharge, curative post-termination hearing; vicarious liability; slander)
Kilmer v. Dillingham School District (2/14/97) sp-4778, 932 P2d 757
[Contracts] (school superintendent, loss of trust)
[Municipal Corporations] (school superintendent, loss of trust)
Amyot v. Luchini (2/14/97) sp-4480, 932 P2d 244
[Real Estate] (realty sale, innocent misrep. not actionable)
[Statutory Construction] (exclude a remedy-include only named remedy)
[Torts] (realty sale, innocent misrep. not actionable)
Harrelson v. Harrelson (2/14/97) sp-4479, 932 P2d 247
[Family Law] (property division, parties cohabit then marry)
Alaska Continental, Inc. v. Trickey (2/7/97) sp-4477, 933 P2d 528
[Contracts] (3rd party beneficiary; no summary judgment when disputed facts concerning intent)
Brown v. Alaska Workers' Compensation Board (2/7/97) sp-4476, 931 P2d 421
[Workers' Compensation] (Board not bound by IME; conflicting med. evid.)
Cox v. Cox (2/7/97) sp-4475, 931 P2d 1041
[Family Law] (preferred method, dividing marital estate)
Alaska Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Campbell (2/7/97) sp-4474, 931 P2d 416
[Family Law] (no credit against support order for voluntary expenditure)
Batey v. Batey (2/7/97) sp-4473
[Family Law] (putative marriage)
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4787 ---
McCaffery v. Green (2/7/97) sp-4472, 931 P2d 407
[Family Law] (UCCJA; long-arm juris., support order)
[Procedure, Civil] (UCCJA; long-arm juris., support order)
O.R. v. Dep't. of Health and Social Services (1/31/97) sp-4471, 932 P2d 1303
[Family Law] (CINA case)
Matanuska-Susuitna Borough School District v. State of Alaska (1/31/97) sp-4470, 931 P2d 391
[Constitutional] (school financing; state equal protection)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 79, expert fees- exhibits)
Kohl v. Legoullon (1/24/97) sp-4469, 936 P2d 514
[Equity] (laches)
[Real Estate] (restrictive covenants)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Wetherelt (1/24/97) sp-4468, 931 P2d 383
[Administrative Agencies] (CSED refund denied)
[Family Law] (presumption, child born to married woman; CSED refund denied)
Griffith v. Taylor (1/24/97) sp-4467
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4811 ---
James v. McCombs (1/24/97) sp-4466, 936 P2d 520
[Real Estate] (marketable title, contract vs. deed)
Butler v. Dunlap (1/24/97) sp-4465, 931 P2d 1036
[Attorneys and Judges] (standard of review, fee arbitration)
Bouse v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. (1/17/97) sp-4464, 932 P2d 222
[Workers' Compensation] (last injurious exposure, aggravation of pre-existing injury, statutory presumption)
Brogdon v. Klawock (1/17/97) sp-4463, 930 P2d 989
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (wrongful termination: grievance decision not appealed is dispositive; after-acquired evidence)
[Evidence] (wrongful discharge, after-acquired evidence)
Dep't. of Natural Resources v. Tongass Conservation Society (1/17/97) sp-4462, 931 P2d 1016
[Administrative Agencies] (nonjusticiable political question)
[Attorneys and Judges] (trial fees-Rule 82; appeal fees-Rule 508)
[Procedure, Appellate] (trial fees-Rule 82; appeal fees-Rule 508)
[Procedure, Civil] (trial fees-Rule 82; appeal fees-Rule 508; nonjusticiable political question)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Mitchell (1/17/97) sp-4461, 930 P2d 1284
[Contracts] (liability of agent collecting for principal)
[Equity] (unjust enrichment)
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue not raised below is waived)
Bollerud v. Alaska Dep't. of Public Safety. (1/10/97) sp-4460, 929 P2d 1283
[Administrative Agencies] (standard of review, agency decisions; hearing officer asking questions of witness)
[Constitutional] (due process; drivers license-property interest)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, agency decisions)
Alaska Permanent Fund Div. v. Wilder (1/10/97) sp-4459, 929 P2d 1280
[Administrative Agencies] (residency for PFD purposes)
Distributel v. State (1/3/97) sp-4458, 933 P2d 1137
[Administrative Agencies] (Telephonic Solicitation Act)
Brigdon v. Lamb (1/3/97) sp-4457, 929 P2d 1274
[Contracts] (implied contract, question of fact)
[Real Estate] (URLTA not applicable, contract of sale)

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