STATE EX REL. CORBIN v. PICKRELL

No. 16375-SA.

136 Ariz. 589 (1983)

667 P.2d 1304

STATE of Arizona, ex rel. Robert K. CORBIN, Attorney General, and the Arizona Corporation Commission, Petitioners, v. The Honorable Robert W. PICKRELL, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, and Cara E. Brock, aka Cara E. Thompson, a single person; Stephen H. Christian, aka Steven Cline, and Steve Clay and Steve Clay Cline, a single person; Barbara J. Schaer aka Barbara J. Miller, a single person; Russell B. Smith, III and Deborah Smith, husband and wife; Arizona Utah Colorado Development Corporation, an Arizona corporation; Double Eagle, Ltd., a British West Indies corporation; Ore Resources Development Enterprises, Ltd., an Oregon corporation; Llouvia Del Oro Mining Company; Llouvia Del Oro #4 Mining Company, an Oregon corporation; Llouvia Del Oro Mining Company #6; Llouvia Del Oro Mining Company #14, a Utah corporation; Paramount Financial Consulting & Guarantee Co.; Financial Services & Guarantee Co.; Nquir Financials, Ltd.; Tax International Planning Systems Corporation, aka Tips, a Colorado corporation; and Limitax, real parties in interest, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

As Amended October 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Patrick M. Murphy, Michael W. Sillyman, Colleen M. Parker, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phoenix, for petitioners.

Levy, Mason & Sherwood by Andrew R. Sherwood, Thomas L. Abram, Philip L. Latish, Phoenix, for respondent Schaer.

Harrison & Lerch by Stephen M. Dichter, Phoenix, and Kirby, Gillick, Schwartz & Tuohey by Mark H. Tuohey, III, Washington, D.C., for respondents Brock, Christian, Entities.

Lewis & Roca by Judith E. Sirkis, Walter Cheifetz, Phoenix, for respondent Smith.

A. Melvin McDonald, U.S. Atty., Phoenix, Stephen G. Udall, Apache County Atty., St. Johns, Beverly Jenney, Cochise County Atty., Bisbee, John Verkamp, Coconino County Atty., Flagstaff, Robert Duber, Gila County Atty., Globe, Jack Williams, Graham County Atty., Safford, William A. Coffeen, Greenlee County Atty., Clifton, Don Moon, La Paz County Atty., Parker, Thomas E. Collins, Maricopa County Atty., Phoenix, William J. Ekstrom, Jr., Mohave County Atty., Kingman, Jay V. Flake, Navajo County Atty., Holbrook, Stephen D. Neely, Pima County Atty., Tucson, Roy A. Mendoza, Pinal County Atty., Florence, Dennis T. Fenwick, Santa Cruz County Atty., Nogales, Charles R. Hastings, Yavapai County Atty., Prescott, David S. Ellsworth, Yuma County Atty., Yuma, amici curiae.


FELDMAN, Justice.

Petitioners bring this special action alleging that the trial judge abused his discretion in granting a motion to dismiss four counts of petitioners' complaint for failure to state a claim. Since there is no adequate remedy by appeal and the issues raised in this special action are of important public interest, Engle Brothers, Inc. v. Superior Court, 23 Ariz.App. 406, 407, 533 P.2d...

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