Keven Windel and Marlene Windel, Appellants v. Mat-Su Title Insurance Agency, Inc. and Security Union Title…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the validity of a 50-foot public roadway easement because the original acknowledged instrument was properly interpreted as 50 feet wide and the nonsigning spouse ratified it by silence. That ruling required affirmance of summary judgment for the title insurers and affirmance of the refusal to impose continuing roadway-maintenance duties on the developer. The court remanded the attorney-fee issues for renewed consideration under the governing settlement, offer-of-judgment, and prevailing-party principles.