A September hearing will decide the next step in a legal fight over a 124-year-old Phoenix home that Arizona State University wants for its planned medical-school campus.
The dispute centers on the Louis Emerson House, a Queen Anne-style home at Fourth and Pierce streets in downtown Phoenix. According to Arizona’s Family, an evidentiary hearing is set for Sept. 4 to determine whether ASU can immediately acquire the property through eminent domain.
The Arizona Board of Regents sued on ASU’s behalf after the homeowner rejected multiple purchase offers. The lawsuit names 89-year-old homeowner Robert Young and tenant Barry Schwartz as defendants…