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PRITCHARD v. STATE

No. 1 CA-CIV 9848.

161 Ariz. 450 (1989)

778 P.2d 1346

James PRITCHARD and Antoinette Pritchard, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The STATE of Arizona, a body politic; Dennis Hunt, individually and as an employee of the Arizona Department of Corrections, and Louanne Hunt, his wife, Defendants-Appellees.

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

Review Granted September 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Judith E. Abramsohn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for defendants-appellees.

Bosco & DiMatteo, P.C. by Carm R. Moehle and Nicholas E. Vakula, Phoenix, for plaintiffs-appellants.

OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

We review whether the trial court erred in concluding that James Pritchard (Pritchard) was barred from suing the State of Arizona under the claims statute, A.R.S. § 12-821.

On January 11, 1985, Pritchard was shot in the stomach by Dennis Eddy (Eddy), while Eddy was burglarizing Pritchard's home. At that time, Eddy was in the parole custody of Arizona Department of Corrections. Approximately twenty-three months later, on...

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