Lange v. Lotzer

OPINION

MEYERSON, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in awarding attorney’s fees to defendants-appellees under A.R.S. § 12-341.01(A) in a suit to quiet title.

I. FACTS

Plaintiffs-appellants Donovan and Karen Lange (Lange) and defendants-appellees Michael and Gloria Lotzer (Lotzer) purchased adjacent parcels of land located in Phoenix, Arizona. Lange purchased his property, which included an existing house, in 1975. At that time the adjacent parcel was a vacant lot. Lotzer purchased this parcel in 1980 with the intention of constructing a residence on the property.

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