Opinion ID: 1198919
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Is GC's Cable Act Claim Regarding GVEA's Standard Form Easement Justiciable?

Text: The superior court denied GC's reconsideration motion, which asked the court to decide whether the Cable Act authorizes GC to use GVEA's easements obtained under the standard easement form GVEA currently uses. GVEA's access to the Axtells' property was granted under an easement form that differs from the easement form GVEA now uses. GC asks us to consider whether GVEA's current easement form gives GC access to GVEA's easements. Because the standard easement form that GVEA currently uses differs from the form that gave GVEA access to the Axtells' land, any dispute about the current form does not create an actual controversy. See Greater Anchorage Area Borough v. City of Anchorage, 504 P.2d 1027, 1035-36 (Alaska 1972), overruled in part on other grounds by City of Juneau v. Thibodeau, 595 P.2d 626, 629 (Alaska 1979). We consequently decline to decide this question to avoid issuing an advisory opinion.