HAAKANSON v. WAKEFIELD SEAFOODS, INC.

Nos. 3428, 3492.

600 P.2d 1087 (1979)

Herman HAAKANSON, as Personal Representative of the Estates of Simeon Squartsoff and Annie Squartsoff, Deceased, Appellant, v. WAKEFIELD SEAFOODS, INC., Appellee. WAKEFIELD SEAFOODS, INC., Cross-Appellant, v. Herman HAAKANSON, as Personal Representative of the Estates of Simeon Squartsoff and Annie Squartsoff, Deceased, Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester W. Miller, Jr., Michelle V. Minor, Anchorage, for appellant, cross-appellee.

Murphy L. Clark, Anchorage, for appellee, cross-appellant.

Before BOOCHEVER, C.J., and RABINOWITZ and BURKE, JJ.


OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

In this appeal we must decide if Alaska's general tolling statute, AS 09.10.140,1 applies to extend the time limit for bringing an action set forth in AS 09.55.580,2 the wrongful death statute.

The events leading to this appeal began on February 14, 1970. On that date Simeon and Annie Squartsoff were killed when their Volkswagen...

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