Legal Opinion
Severns v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 30, 2002No. B150284PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL (C. S.), P. J.
Introduction
Gary M. Severns (plaintiff) brought a quiet title action against Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific). The bone of contention was interpretation of a 1901 transaction in which Frederick and Elisabeth Bluemle granted an interest to the California Pacific Railway Company (California Pacific Railway). In essence, plaintiff alleged that the 1901 conveyance transferred only an easement, not a fee interest; that he was the successor-in-interest to the Bluemles and therefore the owner of the land (servient estate) burdened by the easement; and that…
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