ESTATE OF FINNIGAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 19-35922.

2 F.4th 793 (2021)

ESTATE OF Glowdena B. FINNIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 21, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Bechtold (argued), Bechtold Law Firm PLLC, Missoula, Montana, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mark Steger Smith (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Billings, Montana, for Defendant-Appellee.

Dissent by Judge Ikuta.


OPINION

This case presents the question of whether the United States maintains its reversionary interest over real property granted over 150 years ago to a railroad for use as a right of way, or whether that interest was later ceded to settlers who owned adjoining...

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