Legal Opinion
Nicodemus v. Union Pacific Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 13, 2003No. 02-8016, 02-8017PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.
I. Background
Plaintiffs-appellees are Wyoming landowners (1) Warren Nicodemus, trustee, and (2) John Morris, Norma Morris; and John H. Bell Iron Mountain Ranch Company. Defendants-appellants, Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”), own railroad rights-of-way over plaintiffs’ respective properties. Union Pacific acquired the rights-of-way at issue in this case under numerous federal land-grant statutes, dating from 1852 to 1875.
The dispute between the parties arose from agreements entered into by Union Pacific and numerous…
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