Brandt Revocable Trust v. U.S. – the United States’ theory of land ownership derailed
By: Erica Stutman In Brandt Revocable Trust v. U.S., the United States Supreme Court held that abandoned railway rights-of-way that had been granted to railroad companies under the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 left underlying landowners with property free of the rights-of-way, and the United States government has no interest in the abandoned land. […]
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Tagged: Brandt, condemnation, easement, General Railroad Right-of-way Act of 1875, real estate litigation, reversionary interest
Erica Stutman
Counsel