Legal Opinion
Zeller v. Poor
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 1978No. 3290PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
James Zeller and five other former tenants of Yal and Alice Poor appeal a Civil Rule 41(e) dismissal with prejudice of their lawsuit. The tenants contend the criteria for dismissal were not present, or, alternatively, dismissal with prejudice was too harsh a sanction and an abuse of discretion.
On September 13, 1972, the tenants filed suit against their landlords for a refund of all rent paid after the Greater Juneau Borough determined that their housing units violated the Uniform Building Code. On April 17, 1975, the Superior Court entered summary judgment for the…
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