Legal Opinion
Cottonwood Estates, Inc. v. Paradise Builders, Inc.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1981No. 15155PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Justice.
We accepted jurisdiction of this petition for special action to decide whether the trial court abused its discretion by ruling that petitioners’ attorney could not try this matter and testify as a witness in the same proceeding. Ariz.Const. art. 6, § 5(4) and 17A A.R.S. Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, rule 3(c).
Seymour and Lester Stein, of Chicago, sought to develop a particular six-acre parcel of land through two Arizona corporations, petitioners’ Cottonwood Estates and Mountain View Terrace. The Steins were the principal shareholders of the corporation which employed…
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