Legal Opinion
M-K Rivers v. Schleifman
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1979No. 3598PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
Robert Schleifman was injured in a motorcycle accident while traveling from the Sourdough pipeline camp, admittedly a remote site, to the bank in the city of Glen-nallen, about 30 miles away, to cash his payroll cheek. The question on appeal is whether the injuries he sustained en route are compensable under the Alaska Workmen’s Compensation Act.1
On Friday, July 16, 1976, Schleifman completed his workday and returned to camp with his work crew sometime before the regular quitting time of 4:30 p. m. He changed his clothes and left on his motorcycle for town, where the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Fruit v. SchreinerAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Northern Corporation v. SaariAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
- Searfus v. Northern Gas CompanyAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
- Hewing v. Alaska Workmen's Compensation BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Chung v. Animal Clinic, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1981
- Childs v. Kalgin Island LodgeAlaska Supreme Court · 1989
- Kodiak Oilfield Haulers v. AdamsAlaska Supreme Court · 1989
- Forest v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1992
- Sauve v. WinfreeAlaska Supreme Court · 1995
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