Legal Opinion
Giddens v. Barrentine
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 3, 1994No. S94A1008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
This appeal involves a property dispute between adjoining property owners and the Town of Enigma over an abandoned railroad right-of-way. The trial court held that the adjoining property owners had title to the property. We affirm as to the owners in land lot 369, but reverse as to the owners in land lot 370.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the railroad company to abandon its railroad line in Berrien County in 1986. In 1989, CSX Transportation, Inc. deeded the railroad property in dispute to the Town of Enigma by quitclaim deed. The deed recites that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hardman v. Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of CommerceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Jackson v. RogersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Byrd v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Lawson v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Askew v. SpenceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
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