CLAIMANT LOSES ANOTHER BATTLE IN WAR FOR TEMPE LAND

I’m continuing to follow the reporting in the Arizona Republic on an individual’s claim that he owns a parcel of land in downtown Tempe.  I have written about it before.  The story is interesting to me because it involves title to land, and because the individual's claim is based on adverse possession, a legal concept that I explained in my newsletter several years ago. 
The Republic’s reporting has been pretty good, but they do seem to want to put the best face on it for the little guy who is battling city hall (and the state).  No surprise there.  
The war is just about over, however.  The last pending case, which is the city’s action to eject the claimant from the property, was decided in the city’s favor in the Superior Court.  The most recent report in the Republic says that the Court of Appeals has just affirmed that ruling.  The claimant has one appeal left, to the Arizona Supreme Court.
The Court of Appeals also ruled that the city’s claim to ownership of the property is valid.  The claimant admits that he has no recorded title to the land.  
Stay tuned, but I don’t think this one will go more than one more round.