Town of Grantwood Village v. United States

OPINION ON ATTORNEY FEES

BRUGGINK, Judge.

This is an action claiming an uncompensated taking of land. Specifically, plaintiff, the Town of Grantwood Village, claims that rail-banking, preserving an otherwise abandoned railroad easement for future possible use, while permitting interim recreational use, constitutes a taking. This railbanking was imposed on plaintiff by the National Trails System Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. § 1241 (Supp. II 1996). Liability on the part of defendant was determined in this and two other consolidated cases in Glosemeyer v. United States, 45 Fed.Cl. 771 (2000). On…