Transportation
Mar. 21, 2014
High court backs landowners in abandoned railway dispute
In the escalating national feud over former railroad rights of way, the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with landowners wrestling with the government for ownership of property formerly used by rail operators. By Debra J. Albin-Riley
In the escalating national feud over former railroad rights of way, the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with landowners wrestling with the government for ownership of property formerly used by rail operators. The decision could influence Fifth Amendment takings cases across the country, including the burgeoning number of cases involving "rails-to-trails" litigation.
In Brandt v. U.S., 2014 DJDJAR 2853, the justices ...
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