HELSTROM v. NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

No. S-2900.

797 P.2d 1192 (1990)

Steven HELSTROM, Appellant, v. NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott L. Taylor, Hoppner & Paskvan, P.C., Fairbanks, for appellant.

Lawrence L. Hartig and Nancy S. Schierhorn, Hartig, Rhodes, Norman, Mahoney & Edwards, Anchorage, for appellee.

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


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

At issue is whether a settlement agreement between Steven Helstrom and the North Slope Borough is voidable by Helstrom for duress and unconscionability. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of the Borough. We reverse.

1. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

According to Helstrom, he started working for the North Slope Borough as a mechanic about August 20, 1984. His...

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