Empress Beauty Supply, Inc. v. Price

NELSON, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a partial summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, William Price, on the issue of liability in a conversion action against the defendant, Empress Beauty Supply, Inc. 1 This court must first determine its jurisdiction to consider this appeal since the right of appeal exists by virtue of statute. Cordova v. City of Tucson, 15 Ariz.App. 469, 489 P.2d 727 (1971). Our examination of the record of the proceedings below leads us to the conclusion that this appeal is premature.

Briefly, this litigation arose from the following facts. Leonard Shaw and…