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STATE v. SANCHEZ

No. 2 CA-CIV 2669.

119 Ariz. 64 (1978)

579 P.2d 568

The STATE of Arizona, a body politic, Appellant, v. Esther SANCHEZ, Individually and as surviving parent of Rosendo M. Sanchez, Jr., Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

Rehearing Denied April 11, 1978.

Review Denied May 9, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Babbitt, Atty. Gen., Chandler, Tullar, Udall & Redhair, Tucson by D.B. Udall, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and W. Page Keeton, Associated Counsel, Austin, Tex., for appellant.

Law Offices of Richard D. Grand by Richard D. Grand, Thomas J. McHugh and James G. Heckbert, Tucson, for appellee.

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in allowing punitive damages to be assessed against the State of Arizona.

This is an action for wrongful death of the plaintiff's 20-year-old son who was killed on August 29, 1975 in an automobile collision involving a state vehicle operated by Joseph Noriega, an employee of the Arizona Highway Department. At the time of the accident...

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