David Griffith v. Roger Hemphill and Donald Davis

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the judgment awarding the tenants damages and attorney’s fees for the landlord’s breaches of a commercial lease. It held that the tenants’ contract claim was timely because the landlord’s later failure to repair the roof constituted a separate breach, that witness testimony adequately supported the damages award, and that attorney’s fees were properly awarded under Civil Rule 68. The court also held that it need not review the superior court’s prevailing-party determination because that determination did not affect the Rule 68 fee award.