Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Herman v. Mestas
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided May 25, 1970No. 1 CA-CIV 940PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBSON, Acting Presiding Judge.
This appeal requires us to determine whether or not the language contained in a right-of-way contract is a bar to a subsequent action by the landowner in inverse eminent domain.
Plaintiff-appellee, Pete Mestas, brought an action in inverse eminent domain against the defendant-appellant, State of Arizona ex rel., Justin Herman, Director, Arizona Highway Department, seeking damages for an alleged change of grade and resulting impairment of access to plaintiff’s business property located on U.S. Highway 66 in Seligman, Arizona. The matter was tried to a jury which…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- County of Los Angeles v. FausCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- Heimann v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- United States v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- McDowell v. DavisArizona Supreme Court · 1968
- Beaver v. Estate of HarrisWashington Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by9 opinions
- City of Sierra Vista v. Cochise Enters., Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
- Arizona Public Service Company v. BrittainArizona Supreme Court · 1971
- Wyoming State Highway Department v. NapolitanoWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
- Scott v. Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
- American Savings Life Insurance v. State ex rel. HermanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1970
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