ARIZONA DOWNS v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZ.

Nos. 15184, 15220.

128 Ariz. 73 (1981)

623 P.2d 1229

ARIZONA DOWNS, an Arizona Corporation, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, MARICOPA COUNTY, and A. Melvin McDonald a Judge thereof; Arizona Racing Commission, an Agency of the State of Arizona, and Michael J. O'Haco, Chester E. Johns, John K. Goodman, L. Wardell Larson and Ronald A. Lebowitz, as members of and constituting the Arizona Racing Commission; Arizona Horsemen's Foundation, Inc., an Arizona corporation; Turf Paradise, Inc., an Arizona corporation; and State of Arizona (the defendants in Maricopa County Superior Court Cause No. C 420730), Real Parties in Interest, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

January 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Romley & Sherk by Kenneth J. Sherk and Elias M. Romley, Phoenix, for petitioner.

Jennings, Strouss & Salmon by David L. White, Phoenix, for respondent, Turf Paradise, Inc.

Snell & Wilmer by George H. Lyons and Robert J. Gibson, Phoenix, for respondent, Arizona Horsemen's Foundation.

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Evelyn R. Epstein, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for respondent, Arizona Racing Commission/Members.


HOLOHAN, Vice Chief Justice.

Arizona Downs, an Arizona corporation, engaged in the business of conducting horse racing meetings in Phoenix, Arizona, is the petitioner in two successive special actions challenging the rulings of the superior court in an action filed by petitioner against the Arizona Racing Commission and others named as respondents in the special actions. Since the special actions deal with the same subject matter, we have consolidated them for decision...

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