Legal Opinion
Behrens v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided June 23, 2017No. 15-421LPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Motion for Summary Judgment; RCFC 56; Rails-to-Trails; Trails Act; Fifth Amendment Takings; Railbanking
OPINION AND ORDER
PATRICIA CAMPBELL-SMITH, Judge
Plaintiffs áre landowners along a 144.3-mile rail corridor owned by the Missouri Central Railroad Company (MCRR). See ECF No. 24 at 4 (fourth amended complaint). The rail corridor stretches through the center of Missouri, from Pettis County to Franklin County. See id. Plaintiffs claim they have suffered a Fifth Amendment taking of their property interests as a result of MCRR’s efforts to discontinue use of the rail corridor, and allow use of the…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Behrens v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2021