1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.3d
  4. 323 P.3d
  5. 323 P.3d 30 (2014)
 

HENDRICKS-PEARCE v. STATE

No. S-14820.

323 P.3d 30 (2014)

Anita HENDRICKS-PEARCE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Dewell W. Pearce, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 25, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted Stepovich , Law Office of Ted Stepovich, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Dale W. House , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Michael C. Geraghty , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, WINFREE, MAASSEN, and BOLGER, Justices.

OPINION

BOLGER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A prisoner recovered a medical malpractice judgment against the State of Alaska Department of Corrections. But when DOC paid the judgment, it deducted the expenses it had incurred for unrelated medical care provided to the prisoner by outside providers. DOC then brought an action seeking a declaratory judgment that DOC had the statutory right to reimbursement...

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