Suntide Inn Operating Corp. v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma State Highway Commission

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion of my fellow Justices. In reaching the results that it did, the majority opinion puts great emphasis upon the fact that a private citizen may not be compensated for damage to his property right of access unless there is a taking. The majority opinion also suggests that when a governmental authority regulates a private citizen’s right to access for the public’s safety and welfare, such regulation is not compensable. In discussing these concepts, the majority opinion states:

“ * * * ^ right of access belonging to the landowner whose property abuts…