Esplendido Apartments v. Metropolitan Condominium Ass'n

CAMERON, Justice.

I. JURISDICTION

Esplendido Apartments (Esplendido) petitioned this court to review a court of appeals opinion holding that the trial judge erred by not granting Metropolitan Condominium Association’s (Metropolitan) motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV). We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3), A.R.S. § 12-120.24 and Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 23, 17B A.R.S.

II. ISSUE

We must decide if the trial judge erred by:

1. Denying Metropolitan’s motion for JNOV; and,

■ 2. Granting Metropolitan’s motion for a new trial.

III. PACTS

In 1970, William Lyon…