BJORNSSON v. U.S. DOMINATOR, INC.

No. S-5094.

863 P.2d 235 (1993)

Emil BJORNSSON, Appellant, v. U.S. DOMINATOR, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance Burger, Bauer, Moynihan & Johnson, Seattle, and R. Everett Harris, Jensen, Harris & Roth, Anchorage, for appellant.

Matthew D. Regan and Michael A. Barcott, Faulkner, Banfield, Doogan & Holmes, Anchorage, for appellee.

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


OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This breach of contract action arises out of a compensation dispute between Emil Bjornsson and U.S. Dominator, Inc. (the vessel owner). Bjornsson appeals the superior court's decision entering summary judgment in the vessel owner's favor.

On appeal, Bjornsson argues that the superior court erred in not applying 46 U.S.C. § 10601 which requires that fishing compensation arrangements...

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