Kansas City Area Transportation Authority v. 4550 Main Associates, Inc.

CLARK, Chief Judge.

This appeal by 4550 Main Associates is from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (ATA), to be the owner of a railroad right-of-way along an eight mile corridor, one segment of which crosses appellant’s land. The judgment also operated to eject appellant from the property and to enjoin future trespass. The disposition mooted appellant’s counterclaims for rents and incidental relief. This appeal followed.

The right-of-way easement here in controversy has spawned extensive litigation and generated in this case 800 pages of…