Wayson v. Stevenson
The dispute that arose in this case concerned an easement that lead from the Glenn Highway over residential property to a parcel of land used as a jumping-off point for a Matanuska Glacier tourism...
View ArticleReeves, et al. v. Godspeed Properties, LLC, et al.
An Alaska superior court ordered a landowner to temporarily remove a tourist railway it had built across an easement on his land to allow the easement holder to build a paved road capable of...
View ArticleEriksson v. Eriksson Sibley et al.
A mother, son, and daughter conveyed real property among themselves by competing deeds. The daughter used the property as security for two bank loans and defaulted on the second one; when the bank...
View ArticleShields v. Clark
A man and woman and the man’s grandmother decided to buy a home that they would share. They also decided that because the woman qualified for a mortgage with better terms than the others, the mortgage...
View ArticleFiehler v. Mecklenburg, et al.
Owners of neighboring waterfront parcels of land disputed access to a shared cove. The shape and location of the cove’s shoreline changed over the years due to natural forces. The key to determining...
View ArticleBragg v. Teslow
In Fairbanks, Alaska, a man, Timothy Teslow, cut down a grove of birch trees on a property that was up for sale by its owner, Wallace Cox. The property was subsequently bought by David and Rhetta...
View ArticleBBFM Engineers, Inc. v. McDonald
In the case before the Supreme Court of the State of Alaska, the petitioner, Eric McDonald, an employee of a subcontractor, suffered injuries during the renovation of a high school. He sued Architects...
View ArticleLeona Seal, Personal Representative of the Estate of Nicholson J. Tinker v....
The Supreme Court of the State of Alaska was asked to determine whether the question of a deceased worker's status as an employee or independent contractor under the Alaska Worker's Compensation Act...
View ArticleBaker v. Duffus
In this case, Lee Baker and Kenneth Duffus were partners in a real estate development company, Harvest Properties, LLC. Baker was accused of defrauding the company, leading to a lawsuit from the...
View ArticleDinh v. Raines
In this case, tenants Matthew Raines and Melissa Clayton complained to their landlord, Tuyen Dinh, about the habitability of their rented unit, particularly due to issues with their utilities and the...
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