McDonald's Corp. v. Dwyer

JOHNSON, Judge.

On 19 June 1987, the North Carolina Legislature ratified North Carolina General Statutes § 1-44.2 which is entitled “Presumptive ownership of abandoned railroad easements.” The Statute provides in pertinent part:(a) Whenever a railroad abandons a railroad easement, all right, title and interest in the strip, piece or parcel of land constituting the abandoned easement shall be presumed to be vested in those persons, firms or corporations owning lots or parcels of land adjacent to the abandoned easement, with the presumptive ownership of each adjacent landowner extending to the…