Wang Electric, Inc. v. Smoke Tree Resort, LLC – 7/31/2012

August 24, 2012
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That (1) A Contractor Hired By A Tenant To Make Improvements To Leased Property Can Recover From The Property Owner Under A Theory of Unjust Enrichment Only When The Owner Engaged In Improper Conduct, (2) A Lease Agreement Cannot Disclaim An Agency Relationship For Purposes Of The Lien Statutes, A.R.S. §§ 33-981 to -1008, and (3) A Mechanic’s Lien On A Leasehold Interest May Survive The Lease Termination If Tenant Serves As Owner’s Agent For

Gardner v. Richardson – 8/9/2012

August 17, 2012
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That A Devisee Who Exerts Possession and Control of Devised Property Without A Contemporaneous and Objectively Manifested Intent to Disclaim Has “Accepted” the Property Interest and May Not Later Disclaim It.

Kennedy v. Lodge – 8/8/2012

August 13, 2012
Arizona Supreme Court Holds That Courts Will Not Consider Extrinsic Information Provided by Petition Circulators in Determining Whether Nominating Petitions Substantially Comply With Statutory Requirements

Cook v. State (7/26/2012)

August 2, 2012
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That A.R.S. § 13-757(A), Which Authorizes the Department of Corrections to Oversee Executions by Lethal Injection, Does Not Violate Arizona’s Separation of Powers Doctrine.