Lynch v. Cypert

An abandoned railroad right of way, 200 feet in width, lies between the appellant’s land on the north and the appellee’s land on the south. The appellant brought this action in ejectment to recover possession of the south half of the 200-foot strip. The complaint alleges that the entire strip was conveyed to the railroad company by one of the plaintiff’s predecessors in title, Mike Mathis, and that the entire strip therefore reverted to the plaintiff • when the railroad company removed its trackage in 1949. It is asserted that the defendant, whose land lies on the south side of the right of…