Notelzah, Inc. v. Destival

HARRIS, Justice.

Plaintiff purchased abandoned right of way from a railroad. Defendants, who are adjacent landowners, appeal from a decree quieting title in the plaintiff. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The disputed land is in Hazleton, Iowa. It was purchased by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railroad (BCRMR) in 1872. A number of deeds, some of them labeled “deed for right of way’’ and some labeled “warranty deed,” were involved. The property was later acquired by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Co. (CRIPR), which operated the railroad line until the…