Legal Opinion
Owen v. SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF ARIZ.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided July 28, 1982No. 16055-SAPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FELDMAN, Justice.
This special action proceeding challenges an order of the trial court denying petitioners’ motion to amend the complaint in order to assert a claim for punitive damages. We accepted jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 8, Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, 17A A.R.S. We now find that the scope of the trial court’s orders denying the motion to amend was an abuse of discretion, and we remand the case for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
The action below is a tort claim brought by plaintiffs-petitioners, Jeffrey and Barbara Owen (Owen) against L. A. Donald and Earl Donald…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Sharon Hageman, Admx. Of the Estate of Donald Hageman v. Signal L. P. Gas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Echols v. Beauty Built Homes, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1982
- Ellis v. Valley National BankCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1980
- Cagle v. CarrArizona Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Walls v. Arizona Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1991
- La Raia v. SUPERIOR COURT, ETC.Arizona Supreme Court · 1986
- MacCollum v. PerkinsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1996
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