McGAHUEY v. WHITESTONE LOGGING, INC.

No. S-13742.

262 P.3d 613 (2011)

Calvin L. McGAHUEY, Appellant, v. WHITESTONE LOGGING, INC. and Alaska Timber Insurance Exchange, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied November 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calvin L. McGahuey , pro se, Crescent City, California, Appellant.

Patricia L. Zobel , DeLisio Moran Geraghty & Zobel, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellees.

Before: CARPENETI, Chief Justice, FABE, WINFREE, CHRISTEN, and STOWERS, Justices.


OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A worker was involved in a fight in a logging camp bunkhouse. He did not file a report of injury related to the fight for over a year. When he finally filed a report of injury, he alleged that he had injured his hip, lower back, and ear in the fight. His employer controverted benefits because he did not give timely notice of the injury. The worker then alleged that he had verbally informed his supervisor...

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