SMITH BY SMITH v. MARCHANT ENTERPRISES

No. S-3060.

791 P.2d 354 (1990)

Francis Juanita SMITH, by her guardian, Dennis R. SMITH, Appellant, v. MARCHANT ENTERPRISES, INC., Industrial Indemnity Company of Alaska, Inc., and Alaska Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter W. Giannini, Law Offices of Giannini & Associates, Anchorage, for appellant.

Mark L. Figura, Rose & Figura, Anchorage, for appellees.

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


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

Appellant Juanita Smith seeks to have reversed the superior court's dismissal of her Workers' Compensation Board decision. She asserts that contrary to the superior court's decision, her claim against one party is not inconsistent with her settlement with another party. We reverse the decision of the court below and remand for a hearing on the merits of Smith's appeal.

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Smith was employed by Glacier Sales...

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