Municipality of Anchorage v. Sisters of Providence in Washington, Inc.

OPINION

Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ., and DIMOND, Senior Justice. RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves monies which were paid by the state to the Municipality of Anchorage pursuant to municipal revenue sharing statutes enacted in 1973. The funds in controversy were received by the Municipality under the provisions of former AS 43.18.010(h)(1) 1 and were generated by the Municipality’s inclusion of the hospital operated by Sisters of Providence in Washington, Inc. (“Providence”) in its annual revenue sharing applications for fiscal years 1974-76. During…