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Gregory v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided October 12, 2011No. 09-114LPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

WHEELER, Judge.

This ease involves a former Mississippi railroad corridor that has been converted into a public recreational trail pursuant to the Trails Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1247(d). Plaintiffs are 257 class members, making 331 claims, each pertaining to a separate parcel of land. Plaintiffs allege that they own a reversionary interest in the corridor taken when the Surface Transportation Board issued a Notice of Interim Trail Use, pursuant to the Trails Act, authorizing the Railroad1 to negotiate an agreement to preserve the corridor for…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Mingus Constructors, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  5. Preseault v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Carolina Plating Works, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011
  2. Old Railroad Bed, LLC v. MarcusSupreme Court of Vermont · 2014
  3. Gregory v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011

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