La Paz County v. Yuma County

FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice,

dissenting.

I concur in parts I through III of the court’s opinion and agree that La Paz County was entitled to $2,023,685 for its share of county assets. I dissent from part IV of the court’s opinion because law, logic, and basic principles of fairness establish La Paz’s right to prejudgment interest on the total award from January 1, 1983, “the time of its organization____” A.R.S. § 11-148.

I

The majority awards La Paz prejudgment interest on $433,427.55 because this amount was supposedly “liquidated,” that is, known and relatively certain, before today’s decision.…