McKNIGHT v. RICE, HOPPNER, BROWN & BRUNNER

Nos. 7509, 7537.

678 P.2d 1330 (1984)

Alice E. McKNIGHT and Charles L. McKNIGHT, Appellants, v. RICE, HOPPNER, BROWN & BRUNNER, Appellee. RICE, HOPPNER, BROWN & BRUNNER, Cross-Appellant, v. Alice E. McKNIGHT and Charles L. McKnight, Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Barrett, Call, DeWitt, Barrett & Burbank, Fairbanks, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Roger Brunner, Rice, Hoppner, Brown & Brunner, Fairbanks, for appellee/cross-appellant.

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


MATTHEWS, Justice.

This appeal concerns the priority of claims to fire insurance proceeds recovered by Richard and Adriana Van Hatten for the destruction of their house. Appellee, Rice, Hoppner, Brown & Brunner (hereafter Rice), represented the Van Hattens in litigation to obtain the insurance proceeds, and also in arson and perjury criminal charges against them. Rice claims the insurance proceeds through an attorney's lien and assignments from the Van Hattens...

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