SEAL v. WELTY

Supreme Court No.: S-18244. No. 7649.

528 P.3d 452 (2023)

Leona SEAL, Personal Representative of the Estate of Nicholson J. Tinker, Appellant, v. Mark C. WELTY, d/b/a North Country Services, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 28, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Murrills , Schlehofer Law Offices, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellant.

David H. Shoup , Tindall Bennett & Shoup, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: Winfree, Chief Justice, Maassen, Carney, Borghesan, and Henderson Justices.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

In Benson v. City of Nenana we held that a worker who brought a common law negligence action against the entity for whom he worked was not entitled to a jury trial on the question whether he was an employee or independent contractor under the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.

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