MITFORD v. de LASALA

No. 6755.

666 P.2d 1000 (1983)

S.B. MITFORD, Appellant, v. Ernest Ferdinand de LASALA, Australaska Corporation, Cosmopolitan Development Corporation, Alaska Enterprises Limited, Compass Enterprises, Inc., San Miguel Navigation Co., S.A., Pan-Pacific Navigation Co, Inc., Ocean Bulkers, Inc., John Manners & Co., Ltd., John Manners (Holdings) Ltd., San Roberto Steamship Company, S.A., Oceanic Finance Co., S.A., Summit Finance Co., S.A., North Breeze Navigation Co., Ltd., South Breeze Navigation Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong), San Jeronimo Steamship Company, S.A., Cosmopolitan Finance Corp., South Breeze Navigation Co., Ltd. (Liberia), Compania Nueva Del Oriente S.A., Indo-Pacific Corp., Java International Corp., Compass Shipping Co., Ltd., and Northern Enterprises, Ltd., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Shaftel and Wayne Anthony Ross, Anchorage, for appellant.

Richard A. Helm, Burr, Pease & Kurtz, Anchorage, for appellees Ernest de Lasala, Australaska Corp., Cosmopolitan Development and Alaska Enterprises Limited.

William H. Bittner, Patrick Owen, Birch, Horton, Bittner, Monroe, Pestinger & Anderson, Anchorage, for appellees Compass, San Miguel, Pan-Pacific, Ocean Bulkers, John Manners, San Roberto, Oceanic Finance, Summit Finance, North Breeze, South Breeze, San Jeronimo, Cosmopolitan Finance, Compania Nueva Del Oriente, Indo-Pacific, Java Intern., Compass Shipping and Northern Enterprises.

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


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

This case is an appeal from several partial summary judgment rulings that had the effect of disposing of all issues before the superior court. The issues on appeal concern interpretation of an employment contract, quantum meruit, and attorney's fees. The case involves 23 defendants. Defendants Ernest Ferdinand de Lasala, Australaska Corporation, Cosmopolitan Development Corporation, and Alaska Enterprises, Ltd. at times will be...

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