Cardon Oil Co. v. City of Phoenix

HOLOHAN, Justice.

Appellant Cardón Oil Co. brought an action against the city seeking a declaratory judgment that the city’s rezoning of appellants’ property was invalid, or in the alternative asking for damages for the taking of its property by inverse condemnation. The trial court entered judgment in favor of the City of Phoenix on both counts, and Cardón appeals. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 17A A.R.S. Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, rule 19(e).

In 1967 Cardón Oil Company purchased a lot at the corner of 48th Street and Broadway, a short distance from the 48th Street off ramp of the…