1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.2d
  4. 984 P.2d
  5. 984 P.2d 1113 (1999)
 

BRIGGS v. NEWTON

No. S-8375.

984 P.2d 1113 (1999)

Ray T. BRIGGS and Gilbert D. Shea, Appellants, v. Alvin NEWTON and William Christensen, d/b/a R & R Plumbing and Heating, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 13, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray T. Briggs and Gilbert D. Shea, pro se, Palmer.

Jerald M. Reichlin, Fortier & Mikko, P.C., for Appellee Alvin Newton.

No appearance by Appellee William Christensen, d/b/a R & R Plumbing and Heating.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, FABE, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this appeal, two contractors, Ray Briggs and Gilbert Shea, claim that William Christensen interfered with their contractual relationship with business owner Jim Hess and made defamatory statements about them to Hess. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of Christensen for three reasons: (1) Briggs lacked standing because the suit belonged to his bankruptcy estate and could...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases