Legal Opinion
Northern Corporation v. Saari
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 1966No. 613PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIMOND, Justice.
Eino Saari, an employee of appellant Northern Corporation, died of a skull fracture after he fell off a road into a creek bed about 10 feet below the level of the road. The question for decision is whether Saari’s death arose out of and in the course of his employment. 1 The Alaska Workmen’s Compensation Board held that it did and awarded compensation for death. On appeal, the superior court affirmed the award. An appeal to this court followed.
Northern Corporation had contracts to perform certain work at a United States Air Force installation located at Sparrevohn, Alaska,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
- Truck Insurance Exchange v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- William M. O'keeffe, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor v. Pan American World Airways. Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co. v. Kenai Pipe Line Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1987
- Kelly v. ZamarelloAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Fruit v. SchreinerAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Earth Resources Co. of Alaska v. State, Department of RevenueAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Thornton v. Alaska Workmen's Compensation BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
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