Legal Opinion
Stephens v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 13, 1972No. 1586PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINO WITZ, Chief Justice.
This appeal raises the single issue of the effect of a non-waiver provision contained in a lease of state school lands. On May 2, 1961, the Division of Lands of the State of Alaska entered into a lease agreement with appellant Hadley Stephens whereby Stephens agreed to lease certain state school lands for 55 years. The lease provided for rent of $304 per quarter, payable in advance of each quarter.
During the first three years of the lease term Stephens failed to make several rental payments on time. In each instance the state first sent him a notice of…
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