BURNS v. JAQUAYS MIN. CORP.

No. 2 CA-CV 5970.

156 Ariz. 375 (1987)

752 P.2d 28

Lowell V. BURNS, Gloria A. Lloyd, Georgina A. Burns, Vernon P. Burrington, Ryan Cothrun, Ronald K. Cothrun, William E. Crawford, Deloys M. Crawford, Jeffrey R. Crawford, Robert L. Dobbs, Gloria O. Dobbs, Robert L. Dobbs, II, Daniel L. Dobbs, Margo L. Drake, Rose M. Giorza, Geno Giorza, Maury S. Gooch, Carroll E. Hounshell, Carolyn G. Hounshell, Cathy J. Hounshell, Roy M. Hudson, Ruth E. Hudson, Thomas B. Hunt, Cytha L. Hunt, Crystal N. Hunt, Brandon T. Hunt, Kim I. Hutchinson, Elaine F. Insalaco, Stephanie L. Joy, Lilalee M. McClellan, Tamiko McClellan, Patrick W. McClellan, Toni M. McClellan, Steven D. McDonald, Nicole L. McDonald, Barbara J. Pearson, Vicky J. Preston, Nicole D. Preston, James M. Richards, Shannon Richards, David J. Vasbinder, Debra A. Vasbinder, Molly A. Vasbinder, Christine S. Christian, Gerald W. Fisher, Penelope A. Fisher, Gerald W. Fisher, II, Joseph I. Giorza, II, F. Arlene Hutchinson, Donald E. Vasbinder, Irene Burrington, Robert B. Denk, Audrey I. Denk, Gary R. Drake, Gary H. Drake, Louis A. Giorza, Dorothy O. Gooch, James S. Ianello, Janet N. Ianello, Anthony C. Insalaco, Salvatore M. Insalaco, Anna D. Insalaco, Gary P. McDonald, Karen K. McDonald, Grady M. Towerton, Verda M. Towerton, Charlene A. Vasbinder, Eunice M. West, John T. West, Dawn M. Winter (Drake), Raymond W. Luckie, Sarah Luckie, Kelly Luckie, Holly R. Luckie, Hiddie B. Pyle, Katherine A. Scott, Shawn H. Scott, Stacy A. Scott, Orval B. Williams, Lanora B. Williams, Melanie Williams, Lori Williams, Jason Williams, Ralph Ycedo, Jr., Albina Ycedo, and Michael E. Ycedo, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. JAQUAYS MINING CORPORATION, D.W. Jaquays Mining and Contractors Equipment Co., D.W. Jaquays and Evelyn Jaquays, Gila County, Pinal-Gila Counties Air Quality Control District, City of Globe, State of Arizona, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Town, Neal Beaver and Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Schwartz, Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department A.

As Corrected December 22, 1987.

As Amended January 15, 1988.

Petition for Review Granted and Denied April 26, 1988.

Cross-Petition for Review Denied April 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrison & Lerch, P.C. by Mark I. Harrison, Douglas L. Christian and Mary E. Berkheiser, Phoenix, Sparks & Siler, P.C. by Joe P. Sparks and Kevin T. Tehan, Scottsdale, Henderson & Goldberg by Thomas W. Henderson and Robert Jennings, Pittsburgh, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Robbins & Green, P.A. by William H. Sandweg III, Jill H. Grossman and William P. Hovell, Phoenix, for defendants/appellees.

John H. Ryley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, co-counsel for defendant/appellee State of Arizona.

Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. by Brian Kaven, Daniel R. Malinski, Phoenix, for defendants/appellees Gila County and Pinal-Gila Counties Air Quality Control Dist.

Leonard Everett by Leonard Everett, Tucson, for defendant/appellee City of Globe.

Gallagher & Kennedy by W. Charles Thomson, Thomas A. Maraz, Phoenix, co-counsel for defendant/appellee Schwartz.

Crampton, Woods, Broening & Oberg by Mary B. Wilson, James R. Broening, Phoenix, for defendant/appellee Beaver.

Marc Cavness, Phoenix, co-counsel for defendant/appellee City of Globe.

Hill & Savoy by George Hill, Phoenix, for defendants/appellees Town.


Petition for Review Granted in part and Denied in part April 26, 1988.

OPINION

HOWARD, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the granting of a summary judgment.1 The main issue in this case is whether subclinical asbestos-related injury is sufficient to constitute the actual loss or damage required to support a cause of action. We hold that it is not.

Jaquays owned land in Gila County upon which it operated an...

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