WHITE v. ALASKA INS. GUARANTY ASS'N

No. 3796.

592 P.2d 367 (1979)

Hugh B. WHITE, White & Jones, Inc., Biss & Holmes, John W. Pletcher, III, Merdes, Schaible, Staley & Delisio, Inc., Northern Adjustment Service, Appellants, v. The ALASKA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas D. Serdahely, Birch, Horton, Bittner & Monroe, Libbey & Serdahely, Anchorage, for appellants.

Robert L. Eastaugh, Delaney, Wiles, Moore, Hayes & Reitman, Inc., Anchorage, for appellee.

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


OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

The question presented by this appeal is whether claims for professional services rendered to insolvent insurance companies are compensable from the coffers of the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association.

The appellants are law firms, attorneys, and insurance claims adjusters who were retained by Medallion Insurance Company and Missouri General Insurance Company to adjust, settle, and defend claims and lawsuits against pclicyholders...

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