HELFRICH v. VALDEZ MOTEL CORP.

No. S-12776.

207 P.3d 552 (2009)

Richard Steve HELFRICH, Appellant, v. VALDEZ MOTEL CORPORATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tim Cook, Cook & Associates, Anchorage, and Paul H. Bratton, Law Offices of Paul H. Bratton, Talkeetna, for Appellant.

Paul D. Stockler, Law Office of Paul D. Stockler, Anchorage, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The main issue in this appeal is whether a landlord violates the anti-retaliation statute, AS 34.03.310(a)(2), of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) by evicting a tenant who demands personal injury compensation following an on-premises slip and fall. The superior court held that it does not, and therefore granted a directed verdict to the landlord on the tenant's URLTA retaliation...

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