Ware v. Ware

161 P.3d 1188 (2007)

Susan J. WARE, Appellant,

v.

Brandie W. WARE, Appellee.

No. S-11687.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

June 1, 2007.

Susan J. Ware, pro se, Anchorage.

Tucker S. Thompson, Soldotna, for Appellee.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this intra-family dispute, two siblings vie for control of the family homestead. Susan Ware, a pro se litigant, sued her brother Brandie Ware on the theory that he unlawfully exerted his influence and will over their eighty-seven year old mother, Margaret, and convinced…