Legal Opinion
Himschoot v. Shanley
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 1996No. S-5813, S-5843PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
In January 1989, while employed by the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), Thomas Shanley was in a car accident. The vehicle in which Shanley rode was owned and driven by Rick Garrison. The vehicle that struck Garrison’s vehicle was owned by the State of Alaska, and driven by the State’s agent, Rebecca Himschoot of the Legislative Affairs Agency.
Shanley sued the State to recover damages for the injuries he sustained in the accident. The State raised the affirmative defense that the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) was the exclusive…
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