[DOWNLOAD] "Steven Hakala and George Kitchen v. Atxam" by Supreme Court of Alaska # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Steven Hakala and George Kitchen v. Atxam
- Author : Supreme Court of Alaska
- Release Date : January 22, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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This appeal involves the statutory interpretation of the phrase "a primary place of business," as contained in Γ§ 14(c)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), 43 U.S.C. Γ§ 1613 (c)(1) (1986). Section 14(c)(1) requires a village corporation, upon receiving its interim conveyance of land from the federal government, to reconvey to the occupant any land used, as of December 18, 1971, as "a primary place of business." Since 1969, George Kitchen, later with help from Steven Hakala, guided brown bear hunts on the Canoe Bay lands to which Atxam, a village corporation, now has title. They frequently started and ended their hunts at one particular site, where they erected a small cabin. Kitchen and Hakala claim that, since the cabin and the surrounding lands were "a primary place of business," Atxam must reconvey title to them pursuant to Γ§ 14(c)(1). Kitchen and Hakala appeal the trial courts grant of summary judgment in favor of Atxam. We conclude that Kitchen and Hakalas cabin site was "a primary place of business."