LIPPINCOTT v. STATE

No. 2 CA-CV 89-0029.

162 Ariz. 171 (1989)

781 P.2d 1012

Rebecca LIPPINCOTT, Guardian of Joshua C. Burris, a minor, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. STATE of Arizona, Defendant/Appellee.

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

Review Denied November 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, P.A. by John H. Westover and Paul C. Miltonberger, Phoenix, for plaintiff/appellant.

Teilborg, Sanders & Parks, P.C. by Winn L. Sammons and John T. Crotty, Phoenix, for defendant/appellee.


OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Judge.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the state can be held liable for the alleged failure of an off-duty highway patrol officer to take some type of action when he drove by a disabled vehicle that was partially parked on the travelled portion of a state highway. We find that a material fact issue exists and reverse the summary judgment granted by the trial court in favor of the state.

On August 13, 1981, Rebecca...

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