Legal Opinion
Verde Ditch Co. v. James
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided June 7, 1988No. 1 CA-CIV 9542PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORCORAN, Judge.
Albert James appeals from the trial court’s entry of default judgment as a sanction pursuant to rule 37(d), Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, and from an award of punitive damages.
In August 1984, the Commissioners of the Verde Ditch Co. sued James on behalf of Verde Ditch. According to Verde Ditch, it had built a dike to control water 40 years ago. Verde Ditch alleged that James destroyed the part of its dike that was on James’s land. Verde Ditch requested compensatory and punitive damages and attorneys’ fees. It also requested a mandatory injunction requiring James to…
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