Waste Manufacturing & Leasing Corp. v. Hambicki

OPINION

McGREGOR, Judge.

This appeal arises out of litigation over an alleged agreement between Ellis and Harold Rubenstein (Rubensteins) and Frank, Peter, and Mack Hambicki (Hambickis) to sell the assets of Rubensteins’ company, Waste Manufacturing & Leasing Corp. (Wastech), to Hambickis. In this opinion, we address whether the trial court erred in granting a directed verdict against Hambickis in their action for consumer fraud under the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act (the Act).1 See A.R.S. § 44-1522.A. To resolve this issue, we must determine whether a refuse-equipment manufacturing and leasing…