Morris v. Rowallan Alaska, Inc.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Did the superior court err in granting defendant McDonald summary judgment after two co-defendants filed for bankruptcy protection? Morris, the plaintiff below, contends that the automatic stay triggered by the bankruptcy filings should have also stayed the action against the non-debtor defendant McDonald. Because there is an insufficient identity of interest between McDonald and the debtor defendants, we reject Morris’s argument. However, because there was a genuine issue of material fact about the legal relationship among the co-defendants, summary…