This appeal concerns the property division between a couple who had been in a relationship for 12 years but never married. The couple and their children resided in a home titled in the man’s name. After they separated, pursuant t o a domestic violence protective order, the man paid the mortgage while the woman lived in the home with the children. The man filed for custody of the children and the... More...    $0 (10-19-2012 - AK)

Bobbie Ann Hunter and Shaun T. Conwell had two sons before separating, S.C. and A.C.1 Conwell filed a complaint for custody in 2006 but Hunter did not respond. The superior court granted Conwell sole legal and primary physical custody of the boys in a 2006 default judgment. Nearly two years later Hunter, acting pro se, sought modification of custody. The superior court denied Hunter’s motion wit... More...    $0 (04-13-2012 - AK)

A landlord sought re-possession of her condominium from a tenant. The tenant asserted he had an enforceable right to purchase the residence based on an option in his lease (the option right). After a superior court bench trial at which the tenant appeared pro se, the court ruled in favor of the landlord. The tenant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by: (1) refusing to postpone trial to a... More...    $0 (08-13-2010 - AK)

Six members of a joint venture sued two other members, primarily claiming breaches of fiduciary duties. The joint venture, most of whose members were Anchorage physicians, owned a medical services condominium on Laurel Street and leased it out for use as an ambulatory surgical center. The plaintiffs claimed in part that the joint venturer defendants and others were liable for moving the surgical c... More...    $0 (10-08-2009 - AK)

Alaska’s mechanic’s lien statutes allow a lessor of construction equipment to lien real property if its equipment is used under agreement with the property owner or the owner’s agent “for the construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement” on the property.1 In this case a landscaper purchased fill dirt from a construction company and rented heavy machinery from an equip... More...    $0 (07-10-2009 - AK)

An owner of a condominium unit in a community consisting of singlefamily
homes on large parcels of land appealed the Municipality of Anchorage’s
assessment of property taxes. The owner claims that the Municipality erred by assessing
taxes against the land under and around his stand-alone condominium unit and by
inaccurately assessing the home’s value. The owner’s appeal to th... More...    $0 (07-18-2008 - AK)

Lois Gilbert appeals the dismissal of two cases that she filed against the Nina Plaza Condominium Association and condominium owner Steven Simonka. The superior court dismissed Gilbert's first case for failing to comply with the pretrial scheduling order. The court dismissed her second case, and subsequently refused to reopen it, for failing to properly serve the defendants. Because the superi... More...    $0 (02-14-2003 - AK)