Legal Opinion
Butler v. Hoover Nature Trail, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided December 14, 1994No. 93-1737PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CADY, Judge.
This is an appeal in a quiet title action from a summary judgment granted by the district court. The issue is whether the owners of land adjoining an abandoned railroad right-of-way have established title to the abandoned property as a matter of law. We conclude the district court properly granted summary judgment and affirm.
The facts in this ease are not in dispute. Terry and Pamela Butler own land in Louisa County, located in several sections of Township 73 including sections 17 and 18. Their land located in these sections forms the foundation of this lawsuit. Section 17 lies to…
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