214, 218 (Alaska 2005) (construing "wife" for purposes of the workers' compensation act according to its common usage because it "has not been defined statutorily and has no technical meaning in the present context"). 14 . See Parks Hiway Enters., LLC v. CEM Leasing, Inc., 995 P.2d 657, 661 (Alaska 2000) (construing "owner" according to common usage because the statutory definition was "circular," defining "owner" as "in the case of a facility, any person owning ... the facility"). 15 . See Alaska Hous. Fin. Corp. v. Salvucci, 950 P.2d 1116, 1121-22 (Alaska 1997) (examining legislative history to determine whether "reports to a public body" in AS 39.90.100 included reports to an employee's own employer). 16 . 219 P.3d 1025, 1032 (Alaska Cal. App. 4th 458, 33 Cal.Rptr.3d 713 (2005) (<HOLDING>). 28 . We also note that it was error to award
holding that a motion for a summary judgment is an appropriate means of seeking an adjudication on the merits holding that summary judgment as to one of plaintiffs claims was appropriate bjecause plaintiff concedes that he cannot establish an essential element of this claim holding that an adjudication on summary judgment is an adjudication on the merits holding that an offer of judgment to waive a claim for costs made after summary adjudication of one of two of the plaintiffs claims was valid holding that a valid contract requires acceptance of an offer