Legal Opinion

Beltran v. HARRAH'S ARIZONA CORP.

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided July 31, 2008No. 2 CA-CV 2007-0169PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ESPINOSA, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellants Raul and Ann Beltran appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their personal injury complaint against appellees Harrah’s Arizona Corporation, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., and the Ale-Chin Indian Community. 1 The Beltrans contend, for several reasons, the trial court erred in finding them precluded from bringing their claim in superior court on the ground the claim had already been litigated in the Ale-Chin Indian Community tribal court. For the reasons below, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶ 2 In August 2005, Raul Beltran tripped and fell…

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