Alaska Pacific Assurance Co. v. Turner

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This is an appeal by an employer and its insurance carrier from a judgment in favor of an employee, on the latter’s claim for benefits under the Alaska Workmen’s Compensation Act. 1

Thomas Turner, appellee, filed a claim for workmen’s compensation benefits, alleging that he had been injured in the course of his employment with Perini Arctic Associates. Perini and its insurance carrier, Alaska Pacific Assurance Company, contested Turner’s right to compensation, contending that his injury was sustained “while claimant was at home lifting a boat in his back yard,” in an…