ELLIOTT v. BROWN

No. 2835.

569 P.2d 1323 (1977)

Robert ELLIOTT and Gaylan Olson, Appellants, v. Stanley F. BROWN and Paxson Lodge, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Sheehan, Fairbanks, for appellants.

Burton C. Biss, of Biss & Holmes, Anchorage, for appellees.

Before BOOCHEVER, C.J., CONNOR and BURKE, JJ., and DIMOND, J. Pro Tem.


OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

This is an action by two employees against their employer for an assault and battery inflicted upon them. We must decide whether workmen's compensation is the exclusive remedy and, if not, whether prior proceedings before the workmen's compensation board nevertheless bar this suit.

Plaintiffs and appellants Robert Elliott and Gaylan Olson were employed as kitchen workers at the...

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