Legal Opinion

Montgomery Elevator Co. v. Superior Court

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1983No. 16446-SAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FELDMAN, Justice.

Petitioner brings this special action claiming that the respondent judge abused his discretion in granting a motion for protective order. Finding that there was no adequate remedy by appeal, we accepted jurisdiction. Ariz.R.Sp.Act. 8, 17A A.R.S. We find that the protective order was improper, and grant relief.

Plaintiff was injured by an escalator at a department store in Phoenix. Through his next friend, plaintiff brought an action for damages. The defendants named in the complaint were the owner of the store, Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc.; the manufacturer of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ronald E. Galella v. Jacqueline Onassis, John Walsh, and United States of America, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  2. In Re Air Crash Disaster at Florida Everglades on December 29, 1972. Dorothy Gordon, Etc., Joseph Mazur and Rose Mazur, Meryl Adrienne Rubin, Etc., and Fuchsberg & Fuchsberg, Their Attorneys v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Steve N. Minguzzi, and Landes, Wingate & Shamis, Their Attorneys v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., and "Plaintiffs' Committee,"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Vincent v. Hughes Air West, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  4. Arizona State Department of Public Welfare v. BarlowArizona Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Davis v. WeberArizona Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Hamon Contractors, Inc. v. District Court of the First Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  2. Hines v. WilkinsonDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1995
  3. Lewis R. Pyle Memorial Hospital v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Lee v. Denver Sheriff's DepartmentDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1998
  5. Williams v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1991

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