Franks v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the superior court had jurisdiction *301to consider plaintiffs’ claim for damages resulting from the allegedly tortious manner in which USF & G administered plaintiffs’ claim for workers’ compensation benefits. It was assumed for the purposes of USF & G’s motion to dismiss that the allegations of plaintiffs’ complaint were true. The superior court concluded that it had no jurisdiction, relying on this court’s opinion in Sandoval v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, 117 Ariz. 209, 571 P.2d 706 (1977).

In my opinion, Sandoval…