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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. Abar
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 6, 1969No. Civ. 25621PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATTIGAN, Acting. P. J.
Respondent railroad brought this action to quiet title, and for injunctive relief, relative to a portion of its trackage right of way. Defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of the railroad and against them on their cross-complaint.
According to the evidence: At Gately, in an unincorporated area of Contra Costa County, the railroad’s main line track runs in a northeasterly direction between the cities of Richmond and Pinole. Immediately adjacent to a street known as Walter Avenue, which crosses the track at grade, the railroad’s right of way is 300 feet wide; in and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Crawford v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1935
- Driscoll v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- City of Pasadena v. California-Michigan Land & Water Co.California Supreme Court · 1941
- Faus v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Detroit & M. Ry. Co. v. Boyne City, G. & A. R.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1923
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Williams v. American Casualty Co. of Reading, PennsylvaniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
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- Cash v. Southern Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
- People v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.California Court of Appeal · 1978
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