STATE v. MARATHON OIL COMPANY

No. 2199.

528 P.2d 293 (1974)

STATE of Alaska, Appellant, v. MARATHON OIL COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 18, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., L. Eugene Williams, Asst. Dist. Atty., Anchorage, for appellant.

J. Bixby Willis, of Delaney, Wiles, Moore, Hayes & Reitman, Inc., Anchorage, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR, ERWIN, BOOCHEVER and FITZGERALD, JJ.


OPINION

FITZGERALD, Justice.

This case presents important questions concerning the extent of our review jurisdiction and the validity and interpretation of a regulation promulgated by the Department of Labor requiring employers to furnish a safe place of employment. We uphold the validity of the regulation, and a majority of the court affirms the conviction.

Following a trial in the district court, Marathon was found guilty of violating Section 300...

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