Category: Alaska Court Opinions

SMILOFF v. STATE, 439 P.2d 772 (Alaska 1968) 439 P.2d 772 MIKE SMILOFF, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. No. 859.Supreme Court of Alaska. April 19, 1968. Appeal from the Superior Court, Third Judicial District, Ralph E. Moody, J. Brian J. Brundin, of Hughes, Thorsness Lowe, Anchorage, for appellant. Edmund W. Burke, Asst. Dist. Atty., […]

VAN BIENE v. ERA HELICOPTERS, INC., 779 P.2d 315 (Alaska 1989) 779 P.2d 315 HOLLIS VAN BIENE, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL BRIAN VANBIENE, AND STANLEY THOMSON, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF STANLEYMARK THOMSON, APPELLANTS, v. ERA HELICOPTERS, INC.; EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OFWAUSAU; ROWAN COMPANIES, INC.; INTERCONTINENTAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION; GATESLEARJET, APPELLEES. No. S-2571.Supreme […]

CALL v. STATE, 511 P.2d 135 (Alaska 1973) 511 P.2d 135 NORMAN FRANK CALL, JR., APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. No. 1844.Supreme Court of Alaska. June 15, 1973. Appeal from the Superior Court, Fourth Judicial District Court, Warren Wm. Taylor, J. Herbert D. Soll, Public Defender, Anchorage, David C. Backstrom, Asst. Public Defender, Fairbanks, […]

CHARLES v. STATE, 606 P.2d 390 (Alaska 1980) 606 P.2d 390 BYRON CHARLES, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. No. 4492.Supreme Court of Alaska. February 21, 1980. Appeal from the Superior Court, First Judicial District, Thomas E. Schulz, J.Page 391 Richard Yospin, Asst. Public Defender, Ketchikan, Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant. Michael A. […]

BRODIGAN v. STATE, 95 P.3d 940 (Alaska App. 2004) DANIEL R. BRODIGAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF ALASKA, Appellee. Court of Appeals No. A-8597.Court of Appeals of Alaska. July 30, 2004. Appeal from the District Court, Third Judicial District, Seward, George P. Peck, Magistrate. Trial Court No. 3SW-01-293 Cr. Carmen E. Clark, Law Offices of Pamela […]

TOMMY’S ELBOW ROOM, INC. v. KAVORKIAN, 754 P.2d 243 (Alaska 1988) 754 P.2d 243 TOMMY’S ELBOW ROOM, INC., D/B/A TOMMY’S ELBOW ROOM, PETITIONER, v. RALPHKAVORKIAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OFGLADYS MARIE KAVORKIAN, SARAH KAVORKIAN, AND FRED BRANTINGHAM, INDIVIDUALLYAND AS FATHER AND BEST FRIEND OF THE DECEASED, TANYA BRANTINGHAM AND MARTHABRANTINGHAM, RESPONDENTS. […]

WILLIAMS v. STATE, 800 P.2d 955 (Alaska App. 1990) 800 P.2d 955 JOHN LEE WILLIAMS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. No. A-3434.Court of Appeals of Alaska. November 16, 1990. Appeal from the Superior Court, Third Judicial District, Anchorage, Peter A. Michalski, J.Page 956 Thomas A. Ballantine, III, Asst. Public Defender, John B. Salemi, Public […]

HEAPS v. STATE, 30 P.3d 109 (Alaska App. 2001) Donald E. HEAPS, Appellant v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee. Nos. A-7472, 4FA-98-3688 Cr.Court of Appeals of Alaska. August 17, 2001. Appeal from the Superior Court, Fourth Judicial District, Fairbanks, Ralph R. Beistline, Judge. Trial Court No. 4FA-98-3688 Cr.Page 110 Marcia E. Holland, Assistant Public Defender, Fairbanks, […]

ROCKSTAD v. GLOBAL FINANCE INVESTMENT CO., 41 P.3d 583 (Alaska 2002) Ronald D. ROCKSTAD, and White Swan, Inc., d/b/a Plaza Cleaners,Appellants v. GLOBAL FINANCE INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., an AlaskaCorporation, Appellee. No. S-9579.Supreme Court of Alaska. February 1, 2002. Appeal from the Superior Court of the State of Alaska, Fourth Judicial District, Fairbanks, Ralph R. Beistline, […]

LOTT v. STATE, 836 P.2d 371 (Alaska App. 1992) 836 P.2d 371 ANDREW LOTT, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. No. A-3966.Court of Appeals of Alaska. June 12, 1992. Appeal from the Superior Court, Fourth Judicial District, Bethel, Richard D. Savell, J.Page 372 Andrew Haas, Asst. Public Defender, Bethel, and John B. Salemi, Public Defender, […]

NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO. v. COBB, 778 P.2d 205 (Alaska 1989) 778 P.2d 205 NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COMPANY, D/B/A N.C. MACHINERY, APPELLANT, v. LES COBBD/B/A COBB ENTERPRISES, BILL BEAMAN D/B/A MALLARD LEASING, DAVID DAHL D/B/ADAHL COMPANY, AND STEVE SNEED D/B/A ECLIPSE MINING, APPELLEES. No. S-2351.Supreme Court of Alaska. July 28, 1989. Appeal from the Superior Court, Fourth […]

WEISS v. STATE, 784 P.2d 251 (Alaska App. 1989) 784 P.2d 251 MATTHEW S. WEISS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. No. A-3082.Court of Appeals of Alaska. December 22, 1989. Appeal from the Superior Court, Third Judicial District, Anchorage, Peter A. Michalski, J. Nancy J. Nolan, Asst. Public Defender and John B. Salemi, Public Defender, […]

SLAYMAKER v. PETERKIN, 518 P.2d 763 (Alaska 1974) 518 P.2d 763 RONALD F. SLAYMAKER AND VERA SLAYMAKER, HUSBAND AND WIFE, APPELLANTS, v.THOMAS PETERKIN, APPELLEE.THOMAS PETERKIN, CROSS-APPELLANT, v. RONALD F. SLAYMAKER AND VERA SLAYMAKER,HUSBAND AND WIFE, CROSS-APPELLEES. Nos. 1958, 1965.Supreme Court of Alaska. February 4, 1974. Appeal from the State of Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial […]

MEYER v. STATE, 627 P.2d 636 (Alaska 1981) 627 P.2d 636 WINSTON JOHN MEYER, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. No. 4751.Supreme Court of Alaska. May 1, 1981. Appeal from the Superior Court, First Judicial District, Ketchikan, Thomas E. Schulz, J.Page 637 W. Clark Stump, Stump Stump, Ketchikan, for appellant. Michael A. Thompson, Asst. Dist. […]

GILLUM v. L J ENTER., 29 P.3d 266 (Alaska 2001) Ronald G. GILLUM, Appellant v. L J ENTERPRISES, INC., d/b/a PacecoWarehouse, Appellee. No. S-9669.Supreme Court of Alaska. August 24, 2001. Appeal from the Superior Court of the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District, Anchorage, Sen K. Tan, Judge. Superior Court No. 3AN-95-9775 CI.Page 267 Brett […]

ONDRUSEK v. MURPHY, 120 P.3d 1053 (Alaska 2005) Mary Anne ONDRUSEK and John Ondrusek, Appellants, v. Robert MURPHY d/b/aChilkoot Horseback Adventures, Appellee. No. S-11196.Supreme Court of Alaska. September 23, 2005. Appeal from the Superior Court, First Judicial District, Juneau, Patricia Collins, J. Mark Clayton Choate, Choate Law Firm LCC, Juneau, for Appellants. Paul D. Stockler, […]

DODD v. STATE, 686 P.2d 737 (Alaska App. 1984) 686 P.2d 737 MICHAEL DODD, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. No. A-271.Court of Appeals of Alaska. August 24, 1984.Page 738 Appeal from the Superior Court, Third Judicial District, Kodiak, Roy H. Madsen, J. Steve Cole, Asst. Public Defender, Kodiak, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, […]

JERNIGAN v. STATE, 583 P.2d 224 (Alaska 1978) 583 P.2d 224 MARK JERNIGAN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ALASKA, APPELLEE. No. 3622.Supreme Court of Alaska. August 25, 1978. Appeal from the Superior Court, Fourth Judicial District, James R. Blair, J. E. John Athens, Jr., Johnson, Christenson Glass, Inc., Fairbanks, for appellant. James P. Doogan, Jr., Asst. […]

AVILA v. STATE, 22 P.3d 890 (Alaska App. 2001) Sal AVILA, Appellant v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee. No. A-7145.Court of Appeals of Alaska. March 30, 2001. Appeal from the Superior Court, Third Judicial District, Anchorage, Larry D. Card, Judge. Trial Court No. 3AN-97-10133-CR.Page 891 Sharon Barr, Assistant Public Defender, and Barbara K. Brink, Public Defender, […]

O’NEILL INVESTIGATIONS v. ILL. EMP. INS., ETC., 636 P.2d 1170 (Alaska 1981) 636 P.2d 1170 O’NEILL INVESTIGATIONS, INC., APPELLANT, v. ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OFWAUSAU, APPELLEE. No. 4429.Supreme Court of Alaska. November 27, 1981.Page 1171 Appeal from the Superior Court, Third Judicial District, Anchorage, Seaborn J. Buckalew, J.Page 1172 James D. Rhodes and Spencer C. Sneed, […]

ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, 599 P.2d 140 (Alaska 1979) 599 P.2d 140 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., APPELLANT, v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE,APPELLEE. No. 3892.Supreme Court of Alaska. August 31, 1979.Page 141 Appeal from the Superior Court, Third Judicial District, Victor D. Carlson and Seaborn J. Buckalew, JJ. Kenneth P. Jacobus, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, […]

MATTER OF J.W., 921 P.2d 604 (Alaska 1996) In the Matter of J.W., DOB: 1/2/85, W.W., DOB: 12/21/88, Minors under theAge of Eighteen (18) Years.J.P.W., Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee. No. S-7116.Supreme Court of Alaska. July 19, 1996. Appeal from Superior Court, First Judicial District, Juneau, Larry R. Weeks, J.Page 605 Philip M. Pallenberg, […]

IRVINE v. GLACIER GENERAL CONST., 984 P.2d 1103 (Alaska 1999) TOM IRVINE, Appellant, v. GLACIER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, and INDUSTRIALINDEMNITY COMPANY OF ALASKA, Appellees. No. S-8347Supreme Court of Alaska. August 6, 1999Rehearing Denied September 1, 1999. Appeal from the Superior Court of the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District, Anchorage, Sigurd E. Murphy, Judge pro tem, […]