Legal Opinion
Preseault v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 8, 1992No. 90-4043LPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NETTESHEIM, Judge.
This case is before the court after argument on cross-motions for partial summary judgment. Congress enacted the National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1241-1251 (1988), which effected use of a former railroad right-of-way as a bicycle path. Plaintiffs, who claim reversionary interests in the right-of-way, contend that the right-of-way consisted of railroad easements that had been abandoned and that consequently the Government took their property without just compensation under authority of the National Trails System Act. The court must determine the nature of the…
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