Fogliano v. State (12/6/2011)

December 13, 2011
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That Whether the Legislature Complied with Proposition 204’s Directive to Provide Supplemental Funding to the AHCCCS From “Any Other Available Sources” Presents a Political Question Not Appropriate for Judicial Resolution.

SWC Baseline & Crimson Investors, LLC v. Augusta Ranch Limited Partnership – 11/22/2011

December 6, 2011
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds, inter alia,That (1) a Party Who Lacks Title When Allegedly Groundless Documents Are Recorded Cannot Assert a Claim as the Owner or Beneficial Title Holder Under A.R.S. § 33-420; and (2) a Party that Records a Quitclaim Deed That Asserts No Particular Interest in the Property and Contains No False Statements May Not Be Held Liable Under A.R.S. § 33-420(C) if the Chain of Title is Sufficiently Confusing Such that the Party Does Not Know Its Claim in

Delmastro & Eells v. Taco Bell Corp (10/12/2011)

December 2, 2011
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two Holds That, for a Mechanic’s Lien to be Valid, the Description Contained in the Twenty-Day Notice Required by A.R.S. § 33-992.01(C) Must be Sufficient to Allow a Stranger to the Transaction to Identify Both What the Lien Claimant Has Provided and to Which Specific Property Any Future Lien Will Attach.

Rumery v. Baier – 11/10/2011

December 2, 2011
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That A.R.S. § 37-527 Violates Article 10, Section 7 of the Arizona Constitution By Depriving the Trust Beneficiaries of the Most Substantial Support Possible and Full Benefit of the Grant.