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SMITH v. STATE

No. S-14222.

274 P.3d 1179 (2012)

Sherman C. "Red" SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, and Governor Sean Parnell, Commissioner of Department of Natural Resources Thomas Irwin, and Director of Department of Natural Resources Richard Mylius, Individually, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherman C. "Red" Smith , pro se, Cooper Landing, Appellant.

Lance B. Nelson , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and John J. Burns , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees.

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

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Sherman "Red" Smith built and operated a sawmill on 14 acres of land under a special-use permit from the U.S. Forest Service. He alleges that the State of Alaska acquired title to the land and conveyed it to a third party without acknowledging Smith's claim or compensating him for his improvements. The last disputed conveyance of the land took place in 1983. The superior court dismissed Smith's claim...

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