Legal Opinion
Menno Toews, Evelyn Toews, and Norman Meachum v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 21, 2004No. 03-5129PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is a takings case, requiring us to address the impact of the Rails-to-Trails program on the affected landowners. Plaintiffs Menno and Evelyn Toews and Norman Meachum are California property owners who own fee simple interests in segments of an unused railroad right of way. The right of way has been converted to a public recreational trail under the authority of federal legislation known as the Rails-to-Trails Act. 1 Plaintiffs filed complaints in the United States Court of Federal Claims seeking just compensation for the alleged taking of their property in…
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