Legal Opinion
Yuma County v. Keddie
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided July 6, 1982No. 16026-SAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Justice.
Yuma County, the petitioner in this special action, challenges the granting of a change of venue to Eugene and Margaret Oriéntale, the plaintiffs and real parties in interest. We have jurisdiction of this matter pursuant to Arizona Constitution, Art. 6 § 5(1); Rule 8, Arizona Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, 17A A.R.S.
There is only one question we consider and that is: May the right to a change of venue pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-408 be waived by unnecessary delay?
The facts necessary to a determination of this issue are the following. Plaintiffs had filed suit in Yuma…
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