Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that the statute of limitations for enforcement of a contract debt applies to foreclosure actions to satisfy the debt.
Arizona Supreme Court holds that a party asserting a boundary by acquiescence claim must prove by clear and convincing evidence (1) occupation or possession of property up to a clearly defined line; (2) mutual acquiescence by the adjoining landowners in that line as the dividing line between their properties; (3) continued acquiescence for ten years; and (4) uncertainty or dispute as to the true boundary.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that a loss payee properly named in a standard loss-payable mortgage clause is entitled to collect under an automobile insurance policy, notwithstanding the insured’s fraud or misconduct in obtaining the policy.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that one with a pecuniary interest in a land transaction owes a duty to exercise reasonable care and competence when communicating the existence of restrictions on the land to others who might justifiably rely on those representations.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One, holds that when there is a valid arbitration agreement between parties, questions of whether claims are precluded must be decided by the arbitrator.