MidFirst Bank v. Chase – 7/31/2012

August 29, 2012
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That A Bank’s Bid Price For a Property Sold in a Trustee Sale Is Not Evidence of the Property’s Fair Market Value for Purposes of Calculating a Deficiency Judgment.

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