Legal Opinion

Estate of Milos v. Quality Asphalt Paving, Inc.

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided October 13, 2006No. S-11835PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Brett Milos, an employee of Quality Asphalt Paving (Quality), was driving a company ATV on a Quality work site when he contacted a power line and was electrocuted. Milog's estate sued Quality for wrongful death. The superior court granted summary judgment to Quality, holding that AS 23.30.055, the exclusive remedy provision of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act, barred the estate's claims. Because the evidence permits an inference that Milos was off-shift at the time of the accident, and because this fact is material to whether Mi-los's death arose…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Adamson v. University of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Luth v. Rogers and Babler Construction CompanyAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Alakayak v. British Columbia Packers, Ltd.Alaska Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Leroy Stewart v. United States of America, Gary D. Nuss, and Rockwell International Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
  5. Northern Corporation v. SaariAlaska Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

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