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ANDERSON v. ALASKA PACKERS ASS'N

No. 5101.

635 P.2d 1182 (1981)

Wilbur G. ANDERSON, Appellant, v. ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION; Alaska Pacific Assurance Company; Alaska Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Vollintine, Anchorage, for appellant.

Charles P. Flynn, Burr, Pease & Kurtz, Inc., Anchorage, for appellees.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ., and COOKE, Superior Court Judge.

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the superior court affirming a decision of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board. The Board's decision denied an injured seaman's claim for benefits under the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act, AS 23.30.005-.270. We affirm, having concluded that the claim is one subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States.

Appellant Wilbur G. Anderson, a commercial fisherman, was injured...

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