Cuffe v. Sanders Construction Co.

BURKE, Justice.

This case involves the exclusive remedy provision of the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act, AS 23.30.055. The superior court granted a directed verdict against plaintiff Thomas W. Cuffe and denied his motions for reconsideration and for new trial. Cuffe appeals these rulings.

In April, 1982, Thomas Cuffe was employed as a journeyman ironworker and certified welder by Griffard Steel Company (GSC). GSC was the erecting ironwork subcontractor in the construction of the “Butler building” on the North Slope. The general contractor on the project was Sanders Construction Company, Inc.…