Keife v. Logan

OPINION

This case involves the issue of whether, after a railroad company abandons a right-of-way, the adjacent landowner or the underlying landowner is entitled to the reversionary interest in the right-of-way. We hold that the reversionary interest in the right-of-way vests in the landowner who establishes title to the land underlying the right-of-way.

FACTS

In 1971, Paul J. Keife purchased real property located in Wadsworth, Nevada. Keife’s property is adjacent to the disputed property, the railroad right-of-way.

In 1989, Nolan Logan purchased twenty-seven acres of land, which included the…