Ray T. Briggs, Appellant v. City of Palmer, Alaska, a Municipal Corporation, Appellee

Summary

The court accepted Briggs's late appeal because his repeated efforts to obtain relief and proceed without ineffective counsel showed good cause and a misunderstanding of court procedure. On the merits, it held that an inverse-condemnation plaintiff may testify about the property's value before and after the alleged taking, so the absence of expert valuation testimony did not justify summary judgment. The court reversed and remanded for further proceedings.