Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 09.50.330

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

When the action is brought and the claim is made that another person is rightfully entitled to the office, judgment may be given upon the right of the defendant and also upon the right of the person so claimed to be entitled, or only upon the right of the defendant as justice may require.