United States Supreme Court March 10, 2014 2014 U.S. LEXIS 1788 The US Supreme Court determined that a railroad right-of-way granted under an 1875 federal law was an easement only, and did not grant any title to the land. Thus, when the railroad was abandoned, the right-of-way was terminated, and the property owner retained ownership. The case concerned a rail …
Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District
Supreme Court of the United States Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District (Click for full text of Opinion) June 25, 2013 A property owner sought approval to develop land that was subject to wetland regulation by the water district. The developer offered to offset the impact on the wetlands with a conservation easement. However, the district rejected the …
