Legal Opinion

Ward v. Stevens

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided September 30, 1959No. 6887PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UDALL, Justice.

Petitioners, Courtney D. Ward and Hazel C. Ward, husband and wife, instituted this original proceeding in certiorari against respondent, Honorable Henry S. Stevens, one of the resident superior court judges of Maricopa County, to test the validity of an order entered by him staying a deposition examination.

The procedural steps giving rise to the instant petition are simple and the facts are nowise in dispute. They may be briefly summarized as follows: on May 1, 1956, petitioners, as plaintiffs, filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court at Florence, Pinal County, Arizona, a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Carter v. Seaboard Finance Co.California Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Adams v. BolinArizona Supreme Court · 1952
  3. State Ex Rel. Andrews v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Whitman v. MooreArizona Supreme Court · 1942
  5. State Ex Rel. Jones v. LockhartArizona Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Jett v. City of TucsonArizona Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Clouse Ex Rel. Clouse v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Desert Waters, Inc. v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Perini Land & Development Co. v. Pima CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Genda v. Superior Court, County of PimaArizona Supreme Court · 1968

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