Ruvalcaba v. Baek
Annotate this CaseRogelio and Elaine Ruvalcaba brought suit to condemn an easement across neighboring property held by individual landowners, referred to collectively as the "Day Group Petitioners." The Ruvalcabas argued that they were entitled to an easement because their property is landlocked and contended that there is an overriding public policy against rendering landlocked property useless. The Day Group Petitioners contended that the Ruvalcabas voluntarily landlocked their property through severance of the parcel and failed to bring a condemnation action for 35 years. The trial court granted summary judgment to the Day Group Petitioners and dismissed. The Court of Appeals reversed. Upon review, the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and affirmed the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to the Day Group Petitioners.
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