Smith v. Superior Court, Pima County

HOWARD, Judge.

The denial of a motion to quash an information filed against the petitioner, defendant below, is challenged in this special action. Since we deem appellate intervention at this juncture of the proceeding appropriate, we have assumed jurisdiction to review the subject order.

In 1970, a civil action was commenced against the defendant and others, seeking damages for the alleged fraudulent conduct of the defendants. Alternatively, rescission of a stock purchase was sought. The complaint alleged that Smith was an officer and director of Smith & Associates Investment, Inc., and that…