State Ex Rel. Herman v. Southern Pacific Co.

DONOFRIO, Judge.

This is an appeal by the State of Arizona from a judgment in favor of Southern Pacific Company in the sum of $21,000 on ,an action by the State to condemn the right of access to a public highway.

On October 28, 1964 the State of Arizona filed an action in Yuma County to control the access of 6.3 miles of the Southern Pacific Company’s right-of-way. Prior to •the condemnation action Southern Pacific had been able to gain access to their railroad at any place along the 6.3 miles where •the railroad tracks paralleled the highway. When the State converted U. S. 80 to Interstate…