Bignell v. Wise Mechanical Contractors

651 P.2d 1163 (1982)

Edwin BIGNELL, Appellant,

v.

WISE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS and Industrial Indemnity, Appellees.

No. 5929.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 24, 1982.

Lance C. Parrish, Parrish Law Office, Fairbanks, for appellant.

Sanford Gibbs and Liam J. Moran, Hagans, Brown & Gibbs, Anchorage, for appellees.

Gordon J. Tans, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, for amicus curiae Sea-Land Services, Inc. and Travelers Ins. Co.

Before BURKE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, CONNOR, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

The main issue in this case is whether an injured worker should…