Taylor v. Southeast-Harrison Western Corp.

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

Donald C. Kiedrowski was killed in a dynamite blast. 1 The superior court dismissed an action for wrongful death, filed by Kiedrowski’s estate, upon the ground that the action was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act, AS 23.30.055. 2 In this appeal, the estate challenges the court’s ruling, claiming a denial of its right to equal protection of the law. U.S. Const., amend. XIV, § 1; Alaska Const., art. I, § l. 3

At the time of his death, Kiedrowski was employed by Southeast-Harrison Western Corporation. He was unmarried and left…