CWC Fisheries, Inc. v. Bunker

ELR Citation: ELR 20111
No(s). S-1995 (Alaska Jun 3, 1988)

The Alaska Supreme Court holds that a conveyance of tidelands by the state is subject to the public trust doctrine, and will be viewed as a valid conveyance of title subject to continuing public easements for navigation, commerce, and public fishing. The court first rules that the public trust doctr...