Legal Opinion
Nielson v. Hicks
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 21, 2010No. 1 CA-SA 10-0131PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.
¶ 1 This special action arises out of the superior court’s transfer of venue from Mari-copa County to Apache County in a personal injury action. For the reasons that follow, we accept jurisdiction and grant the relief requested by petitioners.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶ 2 In August 2008, Christian and Stephanie Nielson (the Nielsons) were injured in a plane crash in St. Johns, Arizona, when the plane struck power lines and crashed into a neighborhood adjacent to the runway. The Nielsons filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court (superior…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. BarnettArizona Supreme Court · 1984
- Amparano v. Asarco, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
- State ex rel. Thomas v. DuncanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2007
- Dunn v. CarruthArizona Supreme Court · 1989
- Lakritz v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1994
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