Legal Opinion
Wiper v. Downtown Development Corp.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 7, 1987No. 18560-PRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Justice (retired).
Raima A. Wiper (plaintiff) brought an action for assault against defendant The Downtown Development Corporation of Tucson (DDC) and its director, Priscilla Robinson. Following a jury trial, plaintiff was awarded compensatory damages against both defendants and punitive damages against DDC only. The court of appeals affirmed. Wiper v. The Downtown Dev. Corp. of Tucson, No. 2 CA-CIV 5370 (Oct. 10, 1985).
In its petition for review, DDC claims that no legal basis exists for the award of punitive damages. DDC maintains that as its liability is solely vicarious and no…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Owen v. SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF ARIZ.Arizona Supreme Court · 1982
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