Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Rabold
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1998No. 51A01-9701-CV-12PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RATLIFF, Senior Judge.
Case Summary
Appellant-Defendant, CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSX”), appeals from the trial court’s order quieting title to portions of an abandoned railroad corridor. 1
Issue
CSX raises one issue for our review which we restate as: whether the trial court properly construed the deed in favor of the adjacent landowner, finding that the deed did not convey a fee simple interest, but conveyed an easement which was extinguished upon abandonment by the railroad.
Facts and Procedural History
In 1886, Lewis Webster and his wife conveyed a parcel of land to the Orleans, Paoli…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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