CHEVRON CHEMICAL CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Nos. 15617-SA, 15636-SA and 15642-SA.

131 Ariz. 431 (1982)

641 P.2d 1275

CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation; Standard Oil Company of California, a Delaware corporation; Everett Wingate, dba E.F. Wingate Company; Bert A. Farmer, Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Warren L. McCarthy, Judge; Suzanne L. Hale, surviving spouse of Afton B. Hale, deceased, for and on behalf of herself and her minor children, Real Party in Interest, Respondents. B.A. DVORAK, M.D., and George S. Craft, M.D., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT of the State of Arizona, in and for the county of Maricopa, and the Honorable Warren L. McCarthy, a Judge thereof; and Paul Balmer and Theresa Balmer, husband and wife, Real Parties in Interest, Respondents. Dan CLEMENT and Jane Doe Clement, individually and as husband and wife, et al., Petitioners, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa; The Honorable James Moeller, a judge thereof; and Rosa Coldiron, surviving spouse of Bryon Randolph Coldiron, deceased, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryley, Carlock & Ralston by Raymond M. Hunter, Phoenix, for petitioner Chevron/Standard.

Robbins & Green by Michael J. O'Grady, Phoenix, for petitioner Chevron.

Sorenson, Moore, Benham, Garrett & Julian by George R. Sorenson, Phoenix, for petitioner Wingate.

D.W. Grainger, Phoenix, for petitioner Farmer.

William R. Jones, Jr., Don C. Stevens II, Phoenix, for respondent Hale.

Browder & Kenney by Robert W. Browder, Phoenix, Brief amicus curiae Rexnord, Inc.

Lewis & Roca, Phoenix, for petitioners Farmer and Craft.

John C. Gemmill, Phoenix, for petitioner Dvorak.

John S. Schaper, Phoenix, Brief amicus curiae Great American Ins. Co.

Snell & Wilmer by James R. Condo, R. Chris Reece, Phoenix, Brief amicus curiae PPG Industries, Inc.

Langerman, Begam, Lewis & Marks by Noel Fidel, Phoenix, Brief amicus curiae Billy Clyde Hartman, Paul C. Lane, Sammie Slivers, and The Arizona Trial Lawyers Ass'n and for real parties in interest and respondent Coldiron.

Jones, Teilborg, Sanders, Haga & Parks, Phoenix, for petitioner Dvorak and respondent Hale.

Roger Kaufman, Phoenix, for petitioner Craft.

Levine & Harris by John D. Harris, Phoenix, for real parties in interest.

Gallagher & Kennedy by Michael L. Gallagher, Kevin E. O'Malley, Phoenix, for petitioners.

Severiano A. Rodarte, Phoenix, for respondent Coldiron.


CAMERON, Justice.

In July and September of 1981, the defendants, in three separate suits, were denied their motions for summary judgment by judges of the Superior Courts. Thereafter, all three defendants, Chevron Chemical Company, Dr. B.A. Dvorak, and Daniel Clement, petitioned this court by way of special action to review the trial courts' decisions. Because there is no plain, speedy and adequate remedy by appeal and because there appear to be numerous other parties...

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