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TIPTON v. ARCO ALASKA, INC.

No. S-6813.

922 P.2d 910 (1996)

Paul TIPTON, Appellant, v. ARCO ALASKA, INC. and CIGNA, Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 6, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas C. Perkins, Hartig, Rhodes, Norman, Mahoney & Edwards, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Timothy A. McKeever and Suzanne H. Lombardi, Faulkner, Banfield, Doogan & Holmes, Anchorage, for Appellees.

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

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Paul Tipton appeals the superior court's affirmance of the decision of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board (Board) dismissing his workers' compensation claim. The Board held that AS 23.30.110(c) barred Tipton's claim because he failed to request a hearing within two years after an earlier hearing had been cancelled. We reverse.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On April 23, 1984, Paul Tipton...

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