Legal Opinion
Department of Natural Resources v. Carmody-Lahti Real Estate, Inc
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 27, 2005No. Docket 124413PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
In 1873, the Quincy Mining Company conveyed an interest in real property located in Houghton County, Michigan, to the Mineral Range Railroad Company. The parties labeled this interest a “right of way” in the written deed. The precise nature of this right-of-way — whether it was an easement or a fee *362estate, whether it was limited to railroad purposes and, if so, what such a limitation would mean — is the subject matter of this appeal.
Plaintiff, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is the successor in interest of the Mineral Range Railroad Company. It asserts that it owns a fee simple…
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