DELANEY v. ALASKA AIRLINES

No. S-226.

693 P.2d 859 (1985)

Patrick J. DELANEY, Appellant, v. ALASKA AIRLINES, and Industrial Indemnity Company of Alaska, Inc., and State of Alaska Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chancy Croft, Anchorage, for appellant.

James A. Sarafin, Hagans, Brown & Gibbs, for appellees.

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


OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

I. FACTS

This case involves a claim for workers' compensation benefits by Patrick J. Delaney. Delaney was employed as a pilot by Alaska Airlines from 1966 until April 1, 1976. In October 1971 it was discovered that Delaney had Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation of the ileum. The cause of the disease is unknown. In Delaney's case the symptoms included bowel obstruction, intestinal bleeding and stomach upset.

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