Sherbahn v. Kerkove

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “In ascertaining the legislature’s intent, we are obliged to avoid construing a statute in a way that leads to a glaringly absurd result.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• K & K RECYCLING, INC. v. Alaska Gold Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2003-11-14· cited 67×
• Lynden Inc. v. Walker
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-09-14· cited 32×
• Fyffe v. Wright
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2004-06-25· cited 31×
• Temple v. Denali Princess Lodge
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-04-27· cited 16×
• Kay v. Danbar, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2006-03-31· cited 9×
• Steward v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2014-04-11· cited 9×
• L.C.H. v. T.S.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-08-17· cited 8×
• Peggy Downing v. Shoreside Petroleum, Inc. and Russell Mills
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2023-05-05· cited 3×
• Tracy Sampson v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2020-07-24· cited 2×
• All Am. Oilfield, LLC v. Cook Inlet Energy, LLC
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2019-08-09· cited 1×
• Randall Henley v. Russell Amacher
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1999-06-14
• Lch v. Ts
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2001-08-17
• Tessa Michael Hillyer v. State of Alaska
  Court of Appeals of Alaska· 2023-10-06
• City of Valdez v. Prince William Sound Oil Spill Response Corporation, State of Alaska, Department of Revenue, and State Assessment Review Board
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2024-04-19
• Morris O. Johnson, Jr., And/Or Morris O. Johnson, Jr., dba Johnson Construction Company v. Albin Carlson & Co., Contractors, and Patrick Albin Carlson Joint Venture, LLC, Albin Carlson & Co., Contractors and Patrick Albin Carlson Joint Venture, LLC v. Morris O. Johnson, Jr., And/Or Morris O. Johnson, Jr., DBA Johnson Construction Company
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2025-06-13
• Brennan Grubb v. State of Alaska
  Court of Appeals of Alaska· 2025-10-10
• Vanessa Emery v. Jason Stone
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2026-05-08

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Guin v. Ha
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1979-03-16· cited 688×
• Beaulieu v. Elliott
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1967-12-05· cited 149×
• Petersen v. Mutual Life Insuarance Co. of New York
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1990-12-14· cited 107×
• City of Fairbanks v. Nesbett
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1967-10-23· cited 79×
• Beck v. State, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1992-07-31· cited 75×
• Houger v. Houger
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1969-01-27· cited 52×
• Continental Insurance Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1976-08-04· cited 51×
• Farnsworth v. Steiner
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1979-10-19· cited 40×
• Gilbert v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1979-08-03· cited 39×
• Blumenshine v. Baptiste
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1994-03-04· cited 30×
• Jaso v. McCarthy
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1996-09-20· cited 30×
• Sherman v. Holiday Construction Company
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1967-12-07· cited 28×
• Richey v. Oen
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1992-01-24· cited 27×
• Ben Lomond, Inc. v. Schwartz
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1996-05-10· cited 27×
• Pluid v. B.K.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1997-11-28· cited 26×
• McConkey v. Hart
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1997-02-02· cited 25×
• Rice v. Denley
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1997-09-26· cited 20×
• Johnson v. Olympic Liquidating Trust
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1998-01-30· cited 16×
• Underwater Construction, Inc. v. Shirley
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1994-11-04· cited 16×
• Winn v. Mannhalter
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1985-11-01· cited 14×