FOREST v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC.

No. S-4079.

830 P.2d 778 (1992)

Donald FOREST, Appellant, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC., and Scott Wentzel Services, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Wright and Edward R. Niewohner, Fairbanks, for appellant.

Robert J. McLaughlin, Faulkner, Banfield, Doogan & Holmes, Seattle, Wash., for appellees.

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


OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

An employee injured in an industrial accident, for which he was being paid workers' compensation benefits, brought suit against a physician, alleging that his industrial injury was later aggravated by malpractice on the part of the physician. The employee subsequently entered into a stipulation to dismiss his malpractice claim with prejudice. His employer, who had been paying compensation, filed a petition with the Workers' Compensation...

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