Legal Opinion

Slaughter v. Maricopa County

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided May 5, 2011No. 1 CA-CV 10-0146PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WINTHROP, Judge.

¶ 1 In this opinion, we address issues relating to service of notices of claim on governmental entities, and reject the contention that, on this record, service on Maricopa County constituted effective service on the State of Arizona. Accordingly, we affirm summary judgment in favor of the State. We also affirm the trial court’s dismissal of the amended complaint against Maricopa County based upon plaintiffs’ failure to prosecute such claim.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 On March 7, 2005, Brenda Slaughter, a Maricopa County security guard who had worked at the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Falcon Ex Rel. Sandoval v. Maricopa CountyArizona Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Quigley v. City Court of the City of TucsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1982
  3. Department of Revenue v. Southern Union Gas Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1978
  4. L. Harvey Concrete, Inc. v. Agro Construction & Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1997
  5. Simon v. MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTERCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2010

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cross v. NanosDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2025
  2. Green v. Arizona Board of RegentsDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2020
  3. Hiller v. HualapaiCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2015
  4. Sakthiveilv. Capital FundCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2020

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