Legal Opinion
Tope v. Christianson
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1998No. S-7865, S-7925PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASTAUGH, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
The superior court dismissed a claim by the present owners of real property to recover environmental remediation costs from the prior owners who allegedly contaminated the soil. Because this remediation claim was not preserved in the landowners’ prior bankruptcy proceeding in which the predecessor owners were creditors, we hold that the doctrine of res judicata bars the landowners’ claims and affirm the judgment below.
II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Judith and Robert Tope purchased two lots of land from James W. Christianson in May 1984. The Topes signed a…
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