Legal Opinion
Larson v. Benediktsson
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 2007No. S-11674PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYNER, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
After agreeing to construct two houses for Chris Benediktsson, Einar Larson filed a district court action against Benediktsson for unpaid wages. The controversy in district court centered on Larson's employment status. Alaska law bars unregistered contractors from claiming pay for performing contract work. Larson was not a licensed contractor, but alleged that he worked for Benediktsson as an employee, not as a contractor. After denying summary judgment for Benediktsson on the ground that the facts on this point were disputed, the district court…
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