Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. Maricopa County
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 8, 1983No. 1 CA-CIV 6744PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONTRERAS, Presiding Judge.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether a county can be held liable for the alleged negligence of a justice of the peace and his staff under the doctrine of respondeat superior. In the context of the case before us we hold that a county cannot be held liable and therefore affirm the summary judgment.
This litigation arose from the following facts which are not in dispute. During June, 1980, Faustino Hernandez was cited for speeding. On June 16,1980, Hernandez appeared before Justice of the Peace David Lee Phares and paid a $34.00 fine on the speeding ticket.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ryan v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1982
- Smith v. MillerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1963
- Mann v. County of MaricopaArizona Supreme Court · 1969
- Broomfield v. Maricopa CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1975
- Birdsall v. Pima CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. Pima County Adult Probation DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1985
- Collins v. CorbinArizona Supreme Court · 1989
- Alicia Nieto Jacobs v. Maricopa CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Buelna v. DannelsDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2021
- Sanchez v. Maricopa CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2023
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