GOTLAND v. TOWN OF CAVE CREEK

No. CV-92-0038-PR.

175 Ariz. 614 (1993)

858 P.2d 1217

Alan C. GOTLAND and Janet L. Gotland, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TOWN OF CAVE CREEK, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

September 2, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dioguardi, Poli & Ball, Ltd. by James B. Ball, Phoenix, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Faith, Ledyard & Dagilis by David E. Ledyard, Avondale, for defendant-appellant.

Grant Woods, Atty. Gen. by Robert J. Sokol, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for amicus curiae State of Ariz.

Shelley & Bethea by J. LaMar Shelley, Mesa, for amicus curiae League of Arizona Cities and Towns.


OPINION

MOELLER, Vice Chief Justice.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

At issue in this case is ownership of a purported road running across the Gotlands' property in Cave Creek, Arizona. The Gotlands purchased the property in 1984. At that time, gates erected by a previous owner blocked access to the road on both the east and west boundaries of the property, which was then in unincorporated Maricopa County. In 1986, the Gotland...

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