Cikan v. ARCO Alaska, Inc.

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Eight and a half years after injuring herself in a slip-and-fall accident outside the ARCO building in Anchorage, Christine Ci-kan sued ARCO for damages, claiming that her delayed action was timely because her injury had made her incompetent. The superior court dismissed Cikan’s case on summary judgment, rejecting her claim of incompetency and concluding that her suit was barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse and remand, holding that Cikan raised a genuine issue of material fact as to her competency and that this dispute precluded…