Garza v. Swift Transportation Co.

OPINION

RYAN, Justice.

¶ 1 In this ease, we address whether the court of appeals properly exercised jurisdiction over an appeal from a superior court order denying a motion for class certification. We hold that the court of appeals lacked appellate jurisdiction.

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¶ 2 Swift Transportation Company is a trucking company headquartered in Phoenix. Leonel Garza drove for Swift briefly in 2002. Garza signed a standard form contract providing he would be paid $0.82 per “dispatched mile.” This form contract was signed by some 500 to 1,000 other Swift drivers. Swift offered trips through a two-way…