Sumner Development Corporation v. Shivers

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Justice.

We granted this petition for review in order to consider important questions respecting the application of Alaska’s contractor’s licensing statutes to civil litigation among subcontractors, contractors and owners. 1

In August of 1972, the respondent Shivers, doing business as S & S Construction, entered into a contract with petitioner Sumner Development Corporation for the performance by S & S of site work on Majestic View Subdivision. The subdivision was partially owned by Sumner which, as general contractor, was developing it. Neither at the time of entering into…