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TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA HOTEL v. HANSEN

No. 7851.

688 P.2d 587 (1984)

TRUSTEES FOR the ALASKA HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES HEALTH & WELFARE FUND & PENSION FUND, Appellant, v. Blake HANSEN and A. Kirschbaum, d/b/a Peggy's Cafe, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall Simpson and Allison E. Mendel, Jermain, Dunnagan & Owens, Anchorage, for appellant.

Kathryn A. Black and Jan Samuel Ostrovsky, Campbell, Ostrovsky & Thwaites, Anchorage, for appellee, A. Kirschbaum.

Philip Blumstein, Birch, Horton, Bittner, Pestinger & Anderson, Anchorage, amicus curiae, for Alaska Teamster Employer Service Corp.

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

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The question in this case is whether state courts have jurisdiction to hear an action brought by two employees' benefits trust funds to collect unpaid contributions from an employer. We conclude that the state courts have jurisdiction and reverse the judgment of the superior court.

I.

The Trustees for the Alaska Hotel and Restaurant Employees Health and Welfare Fund and Pension Fund (Trustees) filed a complaint in superior...

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