Martin v. Coastal Villages Region Fund

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal revolves around competing legal and equitable claims asserted by the Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVREF) and the Martins to a fund of money deposited with the superior court in Anchorage. The funds were originally held by Trident Sea-foods, and derived from sales of halibut caught by Bruce Lewis The Martins and CVREF asserted separate legal claims against Lewis in the superior court-the Martins filing their case in Juneau, and CVRF proceeding in Anchorage. Both parties eventually recovered default judgments against Lewis. Meanwhile, the…