Cited by
Opinions in Arizona that cite Roberts v. Spray, 223 P.2d 808.
- Vande Krol v. superstition/benchmark Ariz. 2025
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Vande Krol v. superstition/benchmark
Ariz. 2025
(noting that when statutes and the Constitution “relate to the same subject, like statutes in pari materia, they are to be construed together” (quoting Cooper Mfg.
- Conway v. Arizona Independent Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2023
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Conway v. Arizona Independent
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2023
Redistricting I, 220 Ariz. at 595, ¶ 22 (“A redistricting plan receives the same deference as we afford to other legislation.”); (noting 5 CONWAY v. ARIZONA INDEPENDENT Decision of the Court that the legislature is “presumed to have known of and had in mind” applicable constitutional provisions when enacting legislation).
- State ex rel. Montgomery v. Mathis 290 P.3d 1226 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
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State ex rel. Montgomery v. Mathis
290 P.3d 1226
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
This is because “[s]tate constitutions are a limitation upon the power of sovereignty and in the absence of an expressed or inferential prohibition by the provisions of the constitution of the United States or of the state of Arizona the legislature of this state may in the exercise of the sovereign powers of the state, enact any law its discretion may dictate.”
- State of Arizona v. John David Franklin, Sr. & John David Franklin, Jr. Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2011
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State of Arizona v. John David Franklin, Sr. & John David Franklin, Jr.
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2011
Additionally, „“[a]s the clause in the constitution and the act of the legislature relate to the same subject, like statutes in pari materia, they are to be construed together.”‟ quoting Cooper Mfg.
- State v. ZAPUTIL 207 P.3d 678 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2008
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State v. ZAPUTIL
207 P.3d 678
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2008
(noting statutes are to be read in light of the constitution and other statutes relating to the same matter).
- Higginbottom v. State 51 P.3d 972 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
- Higginbottom v. State 51 P.3d 972 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
- Blake v. Schwartz 42 P.3d 6 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
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Blake v. Schwartz
42 P.3d 6
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
-14 (1950)(internal citation omitted).
- State v. Seyrafi 32 P.3d 430 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2001
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State v. Seyrafi
32 P.3d 430
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2001
-14 (1950) (citations omitted); Black & , 218 P. 139 (1923); Green v. Frazier, 253 U.S. 233 , 40 S.Ct.
- State v. Moerman 895 P.2d 1018 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
- State v. Moerman 895 P.2d 1018 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
- State Compensation Fund v. Ireland 851 P.2d 115 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1992
- State Compensation Fund v. Ireland 851 P.2d 115 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1992
- Petolicchio v. Santa Cruz County Fair & Rodeo Ass'n 838 P.2d 1348 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1992
- Petolicchio v. Santa Cruz County Fair & Rodeo Ass'n 838 P.2d 1348 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1992
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Arizona Department of Revenue 781 P.2d 605 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1989
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Arizona Department of Revenue
781 P.2d 605
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1989
Both sides acknowledge that as of 1981, , that hospital districts had no statutory authority to operate hospitals and could only lease them as provided by the statutory provisions now in effect as A.R.S.
- Porterfield v. Van Boening 744 P.2d 468 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1987
- Porterfield v. Van Boening 744 P.2d 468 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1987
- Patchell v. State 711 P.2d 647 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1985
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Patchell v. State
711 P.2d 647
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1985
The fact that the constitution contains a self-executing provision on a particular subject, such as this one, does not prevent the legislature from acting on the same subject, so long as its statutes are “in harmony with the spirit of the constitution.”
- Mardian Construction Co. v. Superior Court 557 P.2d 526 Ariz. 1976
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Mardian Construction Co. v. Superior Court
557 P.2d 526
Ariz. 1976
Greyhound Parks of Arizona
- Folk v. City of Phoenix 551 P.2d 595 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1976
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Folk v. City of Phoenix
551 P.2d 595
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1976
Rule 12 (b)(6), Rules of Civil Procedure, 16 ARS; , Williams v. Williams, 23 Ariz.App.
- Industrial Develop. Auth. of Cty. of Pinal v. Nelson 509 P.2d 705 Ariz. 1973
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Industrial Develop. Auth. of Cty. of Pinal v. Nelson
509 P.2d 705
Ariz. 1973
this Court was faced with a similar argument to that made by the Attorney General in this case.
- Smith v. Superior Court, Pima County 495 P.2d 519 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1972
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Smith v. Superior Court, Pima County
495 P.2d 519
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1972
City of Tucson v. Superior Court of Pima County, 2 Ariz.App.
- Direct Sellers Ass'n v. McBrayer 492 P.2d 727 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1972
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Direct Sellers Ass'n v. McBrayer
492 P.2d 727
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1972
Fry v. Mayor and City Council of Sierra Vista, 11 Ariz.App.
- Ruth v. Industrial Commission 490 P.2d 828 Ariz. 1971
- Ruth v. Industrial Commission 490 P.2d 828 Ariz. 1971
- Welsh v. Arizona State Board of Accountancy 484 P.2d 201 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1971
- Welsh v. Arizona State Board of Accountancy 484 P.2d 201 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1971
- National Union Fire Insurance v. Truck Insurance Exchange 479 P.2d 189 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1971
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National Union Fire Insurance v. Truck Insurance Exchange
479 P.2d 189
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1971
“Questions as to the wisdom of the law, as to its expediency or concerning the soundness of policy outlined therein must be addressed to the legislature.” , 223 P.2d *543 808 (1950), cited in Bonnin v. Industrial Commission, 6 Ariz.App.
- Kilpatrick v. Superior Court 466 P.2d 18 Ariz. 1970
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Kilpatrick v. Superior Court
466 P.2d 18
Ariz. 1970
Where there is doubt in the legislative language, it is the court’s duty to reconcile the language with the constitutional provision, , , and construe the statute in such a manner that it will be constitutional if possible, , .
- Frazier v. O. S. Stapley Co. 454 P.2d 184 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1969
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Frazier v. O. S. Stapley Co.
454 P.2d 184
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1969
Chemi-Cote Perlite Corporation v. Harborlite Corporation, 4 Ariz.App.
- Allen v. Graham 446 P.2d 240 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1968
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Allen v. Graham
446 P.2d 240
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1968
See, , Iman v. Southern Pacific Co., 7 Ariz.App.