CHAVEZ v. STATE OF IND., LOGANSPORT HOSP.

No. 13560.

122 Ariz. 560 (1979)

596 P.2d 698

Antonio M. CHAVEZ, personal representative and father of Regina Chavez, Deceased, Appellant, v. STATE OF INDIANA for LOGANSPORT STATE HOSPITAL, Dr. Norman M. Beatty Memorial Hospital, Dr. T.G. Sheller, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

June 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Christakis, Phoenix, for appellant.

Bruce E. Babbitt, John A. LaSota, Jr., Former Attys. Gen., Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Thomas P. Prose, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen. by Robert S. Spear, Asst. Atty. Gen., and James R. Green, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, Ind., for appellees.


HOLOHAN, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from a decision of the Superior Court of Maricopa County dismissing plaintiff's claim for damages with prejudice pursuant to 16 A.R.S. Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(b). This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 17A A.R.S. Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, Rule 19(e).

Plaintiff, an Arizona resident, is the father of Regina Chavez, a ten-year-old child who was murdered by a former mental patient named John Byron Cuffle...

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