Legal Opinion
Chicago Coating Company, LLC v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 11, 2018No. 2017-2198PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clevenger, Circuit Judge.
In this "rails-to-trails" case, Chicago Coating Company and Ignacio and Benjamin Martinez (collectively "Appellants") seek just compensation for an alleged Fifth Amendment taking of their reversionary interest in land within a dormant rail corridor. When faced with cross motions for summary judgment, the United States Court of Federal Claims ("the trial court") determined that the deeds between Appellants' predecessors-in-interest and the original railroad conveyed the property to the railroad in fee simple. Appellants, however, contend that the deeds conveyed only an…
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