North Star Terminal & Stevedore Co. v. State

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal concerns the ownership of tidelands at the Port of Anchorage. North Star Terminal and Stevedore Company, Inc., (North Star) sued the State and the Alaska Railroad Corporation to quiet title in favor of North Star. The trial court ruled that North Star possessed no ownership interest * in the disputed tidelands. North Star appeals.

II. FACTS

The tidelands which are the subject of this appeal were previously subject to a quiet title action. United States v. City of Anchorage, 437 F.2d 1081 (9th Cir.1971). The tidelands were originally owned by…