Case Name: Michael F. BEIRNE and Lake Otis Clinic, Inc., an Alaskan non-profit corporation, Appellants, v. Robert London SMITH, Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services; the Department of Health and Social Services of the State of Alaska; Humana Hospital Alaska, Inc., an Alaska corporation; and the Sisters of Providence in Washington, d/b/a Providence Hospital, Appellees
Court: Alaska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Alaska
Decision Date: 1985-08-27
Citations: 704 P.2d 786
Docket Number: No. S-810
Parties: Michael F. BEIRNE and Lake Otis Clinic, Inc., an Alaskan non-profit corporation, Appellants, v. Robert London SMITH, Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services; the Department of Health and Social Services of the State of Alaska; Humana Hospital Alaska, Inc., an Alaska corporation; and the Sisters of Providence in Washington, d/b/a Providence Hospital, Appellees.
Judges: Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS and MOORE, JJ.
Reporter: Pacific Reporter 2d
Volume: 704
Pages: 786–786

Head Matter:
Michael F. BEIRNE and Lake Otis Clinic, Inc., an Alaskan non-profit corporation, Appellants, v. Robert London SMITH, Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services; the Department of Health and Social Services of the State of Alaska; Humana Hospital Alaska, Inc., an Alaska corporation; and the Sisters of Providence in Washington, d/b/a Providence Hospital, Appellees.
No. S-810.
Supreme Court of Alaska.
Aug. 27, 1985.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 16, 1985.
Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS and MOORE, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
The judgment of the superior court is AFFIRMED by an evenly divided court.
COMPTON, J., not participating.
. Rabinowitz, Chief Justice, and Matthews, Justice, would remand to the commissioner, with instructions to file a decisional document explaining the basis of his decision.