DEMMERT v. KOOTZNOOWOO, INC.

No. S-7536.

960 P.2d 606 (1998)

Gertrude A. DEMMERT and Jessie N. Jim, For Themselves And For All Others Who Are Similarly Situated, Appellants, v. KOOTZNOOWOO, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Triem, Petersburg, Douglas M. Branson, Tacoma, WA, for Appellants.

Clark Reed Nichols, Perkins Coie, Seattle, for Appellee.

Before COMPTON, C.J., and MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE and BRYNER, JJ.


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The superior court converted a motion for judgment on the pleadings to a motion for summary judgment and granted the motion without advance notice of the conversion. The question in this case is whether this was reversible error. We answer in the affirmative, because the opposing party was not given a reasonable opportunity to oppose the motion as a motion for summary judgment.

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