USAA v. PRUITT EX REL. PRUITT

No. S-9571.

38 P.3d 528 (2001)

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. Sean PRUITT by and through Glenn PRUITT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Gutsch, Richmond & Quinn, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Michaela Kelley Canterbury, Kelley & Kelley, Anchorage, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The superior court bifurcated this case, addressing separately the coverage and damages issues before it, and eventually awarded separate attorney's fees for each part. The questions presented are whether separate awards were appropriate and whether the amounts awarded were justified. We answer the first question in the affirmative, but vacate the award...

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