Legal Opinion

Eldridge v. City of Greenwood

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided December 11, 1989No. 1428PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cureton, Judge:

This case concerns the vacated right-of-way of Southern Railway in the City of Greenwood, South Carolina. The Appellants are members of two classes. One class is composed of abutting landowners along the right-of-way. The *371second class consists of heirs of the original owners of the right-of-way property at the time the right-of-way was acquired. They collectively allege that under Act. No. 2953 of 1845, which authorized the acquisition of the right-of-way by Southern Railway’s predecessor in title, the area encompassed by the right-of-way reverts to them upon the removal of the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Matthews v. Seaboard Air Line RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
  2. L. & G. Realty & Construction Co. v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1957
  3. People Ex Rel. Carson v. MateykaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  4. Southern Ry. v. BeaudrotSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1902
  5. Ragsdale v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1901

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Eldridge v. City of GreenwoodCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
  2. Raulerson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011
  3. Carolina Plating Works, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011
  4. Morrow v. DychesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
  5. Eldridge v. City of GreenwoodSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992

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