Ace Automotive Products, Inc. v. Van Duyne

OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

The central issue of this case is whether the defendants’ violation of the witness and exhibit listing requirements of Rule V(a), Uniform Rules of Practice of the Arizona Superior Courts, justified the trial court’s decision to preclude defendants from presenting witnesses or exhibits at trial. The remaining issues stem from the subsequent decision of defendants and their counsel to forego their presence at the trial.

Underlying this lawsuit was the disintegration of a transaction in which defendants purchased business assets belonging to plaintiff. Plaintiff filed suit on…