Village of Chefornak v. Hooper Bay Construction Co.

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

Chefornak, a municipal corporation, contracted with Hooper . Bay Construction Company for the removal of boulders from the river channels used by Chefornak residents. 1 For reasons that are not apparent from the record, a dispute developed between the parties, and, on October 22,1984, Hooper Bay filed suit for breach of the contract. In its answer, the city denied any breach and alleged that the project was incomplete.

Dale Curda, Chefornak’s attorney at the time, deposed several witnesses and subsequently advised the city to settle the lawsuit. The city contends that at…