Law Office of Brattain v. Anderson

OPINION

MOORE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Appellants (the lawyers) are the holders of a promissory note executed by Gerald Evans two years before his death. The lawyers filed a petition for payment against the Evans estate. The superior court held their claim time-barred under AS 13.16.475(a), and entered summary judgment in favor of the estate. We reverse.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In 1981 Gerald Evans signed a promissory note in favor of the lawyers. The note represented Evans’ share of the expense of legal work that the lawyers had performed on behalf of a partnership. Evans died, allegedly…