Legal Opinion
Keen v. Ruddy
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1989No. S-2676, S-2842PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Appellant Chuck Keen is the defendant in a collection suit in Juneau. Appellee W.G. Ruddy, an attorney, represents the plaintiff in that suit. Chuck Keen and his wife, Karen, filed the instant action against Ruddy, alleging that Ruddy’s prosecution of the collection suit constitutes abuse of process, and seeking a declaration that Karen Keen owns 95% of a corporation that Ruddy sought to have sold for his client’s benefit in the collection suit.
The trial court held that the Keens’ suit was frivolous, and entered summary judgment against them. It also…
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