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THORSTENSON v. ARCO ALASKA, INC.

No. S-2555.

780 P.2d 371 (1989)

Joe THORSTENSON, Appellant, v. ARCO ALASKA, INC., an Alaska corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 22, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Holen, Johnson and Holen, Anchorage, for appellant.

Douglas S. Parker, Bogle & Gates, Anchorage, for appellee.

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

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

When he was terminated by ARCO in 1986, Joe Thorstenson signed an agreement releasing ARCO from all claims arising from his termination. Later that year, he filed suit against ARCO for wrongful termination. He claimed that the release was voidable for duress, mistake, and misrepresentation. ARCO moved for summary judgment on the grounds: (1) that Thorstenson had ratified the release; and (2) that he had failed to tender back the...

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