Legal Opinion
Aspen Exploration Corp. v. Sheffield
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1987No. S-1277PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURKE, Justice.
Aspen Exploration Corporation and its president, R.V. Bailey (hereinafter collectively referred to as Aspen), challenge the dismissal of their complaint against former Governor Bill Sheffield. Aspen contends that the trial court erred in three respects: first, by misapplying the standard for determining the sufficiency of its complaint; second, by holding that the doctrine of executive immunity justified dismissal of its action; and third, by awarding Governor Sheffield attorney’s fees.
We conclude that the trial court applied the correct standard in determining the…
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