Tippit v. Lahr

OPINION

BIRDSALL, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment modifying the 1969 divorce decree that terminated the marriage of appellant Adrianna Tip-pit and appellee Billy Tippit. 1 Appellant contends that the trial court erred in reopening and modifying the decree eleven years after its entry. We agree.

The parties were married in Nevada in 1957, and took up residence in Arizona, In 1967, Billy Tippit was severely injured in an accident involving a “Scout,” a utility vehicle manufactured by International Harvester (International). The resulting personal injury action against International was…