Legal Opinion

Rancho Pescado, Inc. v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided January 17, 1984No. 1 CA-CIV 5327PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GREER, Judge.

The main issues we determine in this appeal are whether the trial court erred by: 1) denying appellee’s application to compel arbitration and, 2) reducing the jury’s award of damages to appellant from $2,500,000 to $101,510, by denying the damages awarded for loss of future profits. The facts necessary to a resolution of this matter are as follows.

In 1971, James Jones (Jones) the president of appellant Rancho Pescado, Inc. (Rancho Pescado), became interested in and began studying the business of commercial catfish farming. He and his wife soon decided to enter the business…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Harper Sibley, Jr., Cross v. Tandy Corporation, Tandy Corporation, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  2. Hilti, Inc. v. John OldachCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
  3. St. Paul at Chase Corp. v. Manufacturers Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
  4. Smith Development Corp. v. Bilow Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
  5. General Guaranty Insurance Company v. New Orleans General Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by82 opinions

  1. McAlister v. CitibankCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
  2. Trus Joist Corp. v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
  3. Home Gas Corp. of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Walter's of Hadley, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  4. HTS, Inc. v. BoleyDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2013
  5. U.S. Insulation, Inc. v. Hilro Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1985

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