Coleman v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This case involves the construction of three deeds, which were executed in 1902 by J. S. Coleman and his wife to the El Dorado and Bastrop Railway Company, predecessor in interest to the appellee. Appellants, the sole heirs of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Coleman, filed this quiet title action, claiming that the deeds in question conveyed only right of way easements and that the title to the property has since reverted to them since the appellee no longer uses the easements for railroad purposes. The trial court rejected the appellants’ contentions and quieted fee simple title to the…