Schwartz v. State

*1000OPINION

FACTS

Martin J. Schwartz and Phyllis R. Schwartz, trustees of the Martin J. Schwartz and Phyllis R. Schwartz revocable family trust (“the Landowners”) own an 8.9 acre parcel of undeveloped land abutting U.S. Highway 95 in Las Vegas. In 1991, the State notified the Landowners of its intent to convert U.S. 95 into a limited-access freeway, which would preclude direct access to the freeway from their property. An alternative means of egress and ingress would be provided through construction of a frontage road.

The construction of the frontage road did not entail the taking of any part of…