APACHE COUNTY v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. 1 CA-SA 89-149.

163 Ariz. 54 (1989)

785 P.2d 1242

APACHE COUNTY, Arizona, a body politic, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT of the State of Arizona, In and For the COUNTY OF MARICOPA, the Honorable Joseph D. Howe, a judge thereof, Respondent Judge, SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES, an Arizona corporation, Real Party in Interest.

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

Review Denied February 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen G. Udall, Apache County Atty. by Michael G. Goimarac, Deputy County Atty., St. Johns, for Apache County.

Gammage & Burnham by Richard B. Burnham, Curtis Ullman and Cameron C. Artigue, Phoenix, for real party in interest.


OPINION

SHELLEY, Judge.

Samaritan Health Services, Inc. (Samaritan) filed a 294-count complaint against 11 different counties in the Maricopa County Superior Court seeking payment for emergency medical services rendered to 291 allegedly indigent persons. Only 17 of the counts involve patients for which Apache County is alleged to be responsible. Apache County moved for change of venue claiming that joinder of the counts against it was improper under Rule 20...

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