Alaska Supreme Court
Dwane J. Sykes v. Jay T. Lawless and Jeannie L. English
October 23, 2020474 P.3d 636
Summary
The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed a judgment limiting Sykes's easement to access for a single-family residence on the 120-acre parcel and upholding Lawless's locked gates. The court held that the prior judgment did not preclude Lawless's defenses because the current dispute involved unresolved easement issues and later conduct, and it upheld the superior court's factual findings, procedural rulings, and enhanced attorney's fee award. The court also held that Sykes waived his newly raised incapacity argument by failing to present it first to the superior court.