MORTON v. MARICOPA COUNTY

No. 2 CA-CV 92-0185.

177 Ariz. 147 (1993)

865 P.2d 808

Howard L. MORTON and M. Virginia Morton; Alex J. Morton; Jan E. Clark; Bonnie C. Morton; Jonathan T. Morton; Walter R. Morton; Brian David Morton, by and through his parents and Guardians Ad Litem, Howard and Virginia Morton, Audrey Pryor, and Thomas H. Morton, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. MARICOPA COUNTY, a County Government, By and Through its MARICOPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS in their representative capacity. Defendant/Appellant.

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

Review Denied January 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Piatt & Livoni, P.C. by William M. Piatt, Phoenix, for plaintiffs/appellees.

Maricopa County Atty.'s Office by Gordon J. Goodnow, Jr., Phoenix, for defendant/appellant.


OPINION

HATHAWAY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment against appellant, Maricopa County, in favor of appellees, Howard and Virginia Morton and their eight living children (sometimes referred to collectively as "Mortons"), following a jury verdict for damages arising from the alleged negligence of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office in identifying and disposing of human remains. We affirm...

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