ANDERSON v. UNITED STATES

2021-1445.

23 F.4th 1357 (2022)

George ANDERSON, Audrey Bables, Christopher Donal, Estes Et Ux, Adele Mary Gadlin, Michael Holleman, Regina Holleman, Sherry Diane Brandon Holloman, Ralph David Holloman, Robert Moore King, Doris J. King, Teresa Mays, Lester McDowell, Maria Rosa Mendoza, Junior Morgan, Gina Gail Mosley, Dinna Annetta Patton, Michael Patton, Eric J. Powers, Tanya Renee Rigsby, nka Tanya Graves, W S Spearman, David Smith, Lydia C. Weaver, Charles E. Wilson, Apala D. Wilson, Katie G. Wright, Estate of Justo & Clar Beltran, Eunice Jackson, Plaintiffs-Appellants Javier Sanchez, Valentina Sanchez, Lovie Lee Stanley, Doe No. 3, Plaintiffs v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: January 20, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Robert Sears , Baker, Sterchi, Cowden & Rice LLC, St. Louis, MO, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jeffrey Aaron Hall , Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by Erika Kranz , Jean E. Williams .

Before Prost, Reyna, and Stoll, Circuit Judges.


In this rails-to-trails case, the United States Court of Federal Claims interpreted multiple real property deeds and determined that the property owners conveyed fee simple interests, not easements, to a railroad. The Court of Federal Claims granted summary judgment for Appellee, the United States, upon determining that no...

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