Owen V. Superior Court

This special action proceeding challenges an order of the trial court denying petitioners' motion to amend the complaint in order to assert a claim for punitive damages. We accepted jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 8, Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, 17A A.R.S. We now find that the scope of the trial court's orders denying the motion to amend was an abuse of discretion, and we remand the case for proceedings consistent with this opinion.