HUSTON v. COHO ELEC.

No. S-6534.

923 P.2d 818 (1996)

Danny HUSTON, Appellant, v. COHO ELECTRIC, and Crawford & Company/Argonaut Insurance Company, and Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Patterson, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Peter J. Crosby, Crosby & Sisson, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellees Coho Electric and the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association.

Deirdre D. Ford, DeLisio, Moran, Geraghty & Zobel, Anchorage, for Appellees Coho Electric and Argonaut Insurance Company.

Before COMPTON, C.J., RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and EASTAUGH, JJ., and CARPENETI, J. Pro Tem.


OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

We must here consider whether AS 23.30.110(c) time bars Danny Huston's claim for workers' compensation benefits. The Alaska Workers' Compensation Board dismissed Huston's claims as untimely. The superior court affirmed when Huston appealed the Board's decision. We reverse and remand.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Danny Huston injured his lower back while employed by Coho Electric (Coho) in 1984. Argonaut...

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