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PRITCHARD v. STATE

No. CV-89-0227-PR.

163 Ariz. 427 (1990)

788 P.2d 1178

James PRITCHARD and Antoinette Pritchard, husband and wife, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. 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.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

March 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Judith Elaine Abramsohn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for defendants/appellees.

Morrison and Morrison by Robert Morrison, Sierra Vista, for amici curiae Lloyd C. and L.A. Taffy Hill and United Services Auto. Ass'n.

MOELLER, Justice.

JURISDICTION

Plaintiff was shot and seriously wounded during an armed burglary at plaintiff's home. He filed an action against the state alleging that the state was liable to him by reason of negligent supervision of the burglar, who was on parole. The state moved to dismiss on various grounds. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss and a divided court of appeals affirmed on the ground that plaintiff had failed to file a claim against...

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