Chavez v. Pima County

UDALL, Justice:

This action was brought in the Superior Court for Pima County by plaintiff, Cornelius Chavez, against Pima County, a body politic, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when his automobile collided with a concrete abutment erected and maintained by defendant, Pima County, on a county highway. From a jury verdict in favor of the defendant and judgment entered thereon, plaintiff appealed. The Court of Appeals, having found fundamental error, reversed and remanded this case to the Superior Court for a new trial. We accepted review. Opinion of the Court of…