CHICAGO COATING COMPANY, LLC v. U.S.

2017-2198.

892 F.3d 1164 (2018)

CHICAGO COATING COMPANY, LLC, Ignacio Martinez, Benjamin Martinez, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: June 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MICHAEL JAMES SMITH , Stewart, Wald & McCulley, LLC, St. Louis, MO, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also represented by STEVEN WALD .

EDWARD CARLOS THOMAS , Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by JEFFREY H. WOOD , ERIKA KRANZ .

Before Reyna, Clevenger, and Wallach, Circuit Judges.


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...

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