City of Mesa v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District

McFarland, Justice.

The City of Mesa, a municipal corporation, the appellant — hereinafter designated the plaintiff' — brought an action in eminent domain to condemn a portion of the electrical plant and system of the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, an agricultural improvement district — hereinafter designated the defendant — located at the Bayless Shopping Center on East Main Street in Mesa, Arizona.

Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the action on the ground that the United States of America is an indispensable party to the action, and therefore the court…