Frank Griswold, Appellant v. Homer Board of Adjustment, Rick Abboud, Jose Ramos, and Kenton Bloom, Appellees.

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court held that the superior court’s sua sponte dismissal of Griswold’s appeal for lack of standing, without giving him notice or an opportunity to be heard, violated procedural due process, and therefore reversed and remanded the case for the lower court to decide the appeal on the merits. The decision noted that Griswold had not been informed that standing was at issue, rendering the dismissal improper.