Farmers Ins. Co. of Ariz. v. Vagnozzi

OPINION and ORDER

CONTRERAS, Judge.

Appellee’s motion to dismiss this appeal raises an important jurisdictional question dealing with the application of appeal-time-extending motions to summary judgments. Because we consider the issues presented in the motion to dismiss to be of significant interest to the trial bench and the practicing bar, we have decided that disposition should be made by a formal opinion.

Appellant Mark Vagnozzi and Eddie Arias were playing basketball on opposing teams in a “three-on-three” game in the Maryvale Recreational Basketball League. The game was, in the vernacular,…