NOLAN v. SEA AIRMOTIVE, INC.

No. 5177.

627 P.2d 1035 (1981)

James NOLAN, Wayne D. Hubbard, Jade L. Harris, John Sager Beltram, Richard H. Ludka, and John W. Mick, on Behalf of Themselves and on Behalf of Other Employees of the Defendant Similarly Situated, Petitioners, v. SEA AIRMOTIVE, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Evans, Smith & Gruening, Anchorage, for petitioners.

Richard L. Waller, Hagans, Brown & Gibbs, Anchorage, for respondent.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ., and DIMOND, Senior Justice.


OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the Legislature can properly prescribe a different form of class action procedure than that set out in Rule 23, Alaska R.Civ.P.1 We conclude that Rule 23 controls over the procedure contained in AS 23.10.130(b).2

James Nolan began the proceedings...

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