KIESTER v. HUMANA HOSP. ALASKA, INC.

No. S-4361.

843 P.2d 1219 (1992)

W. Scott KIESTER, Appellant, v. HUMANA HOSPITAL ALASKA, INC., a Delaware Corporation; David M. Dietz, M.D., John Snyder, M.D., David D. Anderson, M.D., Patrick M. Nolan, D.O., Roland E. Gower, M.D., and Peter D. Marbarger, M.D., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Eufemio, Law Office of John J. Eufemio, Kodiak, for appellant.

Sanford M. Gibbs, Hagans, Brown, Gibbs & Moran, Anchorage, for appellees.

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


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

W. Scott Kiester contends that he is entitled to damages resulting from the allegedly wrongful denial of his application for surgical privileges by Humana Hospital Alaska, Inc. (Humana). According to Kiester, Humana failed to follow its bylaws in denying Kiester's application, thereby violating his right to due process of law. The superior court dismissed Kiester's claims on Humana's motion for summary judgment. We reverse.

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