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SHIFFMAN v. K, INC.

Nos. 5615, 6312.

657 P.2d 401 (1983)

Susan SHIFFMAN and Frederick A. Hart III, Appellants, v. "K", INC., an Alaska corporation and the Municipality of Anchorage, a municipal corporation and Sunrise Electric, Inc., an Alaska corporation, Appellees. Susan SHIFFMAN, Appellant, v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, a municipal corporation, "K", Inc., an Alaska corporation and Sunrise Electric, Inc., an Alaska corporation, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 21, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Opland, Opland, Johnston & Boedeker, Anchorage, for appellants.

Mark A. Sandberg, Camarot, Sandberg & Hunter, Anchorage, for appellees.

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

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

These cases involve procedural questions concerning dismissal for want of prosecution and the application of the statute of limitations to the refiling of such a dismissed case. We hold that the superior court's dismissal for want of prosecution pursuant to Alaska Civil Rule 41(e) was improper and accordingly reverse.1

On August 10, 1977, a car owned by Frederick Hart (Hart) in which Susan Shiffman...

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