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MAMMO v. STATE

No. 1 CA-CIV 5781.

138 Ariz. 528 (1983)

675 P.2d 1347

Legesse MAMMO, surviving father of Messeret Mammo, a deceased minor, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. STATE of Arizona and Department of Economic Security, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

Review Denied January 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Langerman, Begam, Lewis & Marks by Stanley Marks, Noel Fidel, Elliot Wolfe, Phoenix, for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant.

Winston & Strawn by Arthur P. Greenfield, Richard W. Shapiro, Phoenix, for defendants-appellants/cross-appellees.

OPINION

FROEB, Judge.

In this wrongful death action, appellee, Legesse Mammo, recovered a $1,000,000 jury verdict against appellants, State of Arizona and the Department of Economic Security (DES), for the death of his minor daughter, Messeret Mammo. An order was later entered by the trial court remitting the verdict to $300,000. The State and DES appeal from the judgment and Mammo cross-appeals from the order granting the remittitur.

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