State v. Crawford

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

This proceeding involves an inverse condemnation quiet title action by Crawford against the State of Arizona for an alleged taking of plaintiff’s property. We refer to the parties as they appeared below. Plaintiff Crawford, claims the defendant State of Arizona, took a 200-foot right-of-way across her land for purposes of constructing a highway.

This action was first brought in the Superior Court of Pinal County where a partial summary judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff. Defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals which reversed the summary judgment. Defendant…