Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Anderson

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a jury award for the unlawful taking of slate from the mining claim of Anderson and Thomas (hereinafter Anderson) by Alyeska during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Alyeska asserts numerous specifications of error concerning the validity of Anderson’s mining claim and the propriety of the damages awarded. Anderson cross-appeals from the court’s failure to award prejudgment interest, the court’s award of attorney’s fees, and the court’s directed verdict in favor of Alyeska on the issue of punitive damages. We conclude…