Legal Opinion
Eldridge v. City of Greenwood
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 15, 1998No. 2851PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURETON, Judge:
This appeal concerns the property interests the Railroad 1 acquired in different segments of a rail corridor that ran through the middle of the town of Greenwood, S.C. The Railroad removed the tracks from this corridor in the 1980’s as part of a project to relocate the line to the outskirts of town.
We initially address subject matter jurisdiction and conclude this action is properly before us. The other issues on appeal challenge the trial court’s determination that the Railroad obtained only an easement in three segments of the rail corridor: (1) the property presumed granted…
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