RYAN v. STATE

No. 2 CA-CIV 5487.

150 Ariz. 549 (1986)

724 P.2d 1218

David J. RYAN and Helen Ryan, husband and wife, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. STATE of Arizona, a body politic; John Moran, individually and as director of the Arizona Department of Corrections; John Kohl, individually and as director of the Arizona Youth Center, Defendants/Appellees.

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

Reconsideration Denied April 1, 1986.

Review Denied September 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Langerman, Begam, Lewis and Marks by Frank Lewis and Michael J. Dale, Phoenix, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Teilborg, Sanders & Parks, P.C. by James A. Teilborg and Robert J. Bruno, Phoenix, for defendants/appellees.


OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Judge.

This case concerns the liability of the State of Arizona, through the Department of Corrections and the Director of the Arizona Youth Center (AYC), for the shooting of appellant David Ryan by a 17-year-old offender who had escaped from the Arizona Youth Center north of Tucson. The Ryans appeal the denial of their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict as well as their alternative motion for new trial. We affirm.

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