Legal Opinion
Berger v. State, Department of Revenue
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 26, 1996No. S-6078PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts and Proceedings
In 1989, Roger Berger bought the rights to approximately 3000 permanent fund dividends (PFDs). He paid sellers between $325 and $400 for their PFDs.1 To guarantee that he would receive the purchased PFDs, Berger had the sellers send the State a PFD change of address form with Berger’s address on it and sign a power of attorney permitting Berger to cash the PFD check. In addition, each seller agreed to pay Berger the amount of the 1989 PFD if the State refused to honor the change of address request or the purchase. Finally, Berger…
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- Boerner v. Colwell Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
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