Cortaro Water Users' Ass'n v. Steiner

GORDON, Vice Chief Justice.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. A detailed account is provided by the court of appeals in Cortaro Water Users’ Association, et al v. Steiner, et al, 714 P.2d 836 (1985). In this appeal we must decide whether the Cortaro Water Users’ Association and Cortaro-Marana Irrigation District (Cortaro) are entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-348(A) (3). In order to reach our decision a factual statement is necessary. We approve the court of appeals’ resolution of all other issues.

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