OLD RAILROAD BED, LLC v. MARCUS

No. 12-341.

95 A.3d 400 (2014)

2014 VT 23

OLD RAILROAD BED, LLC v. Ronald A. MARCUS, Kristi Marcus, et al.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Woolmington of Witten, Woolmington & Campbell, P.C., Manchester Center, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Allan R. Keyes and James B. Anderson of Ryan, Smith & Carbine, Ltd., Rutland, for Defendants-Appellants.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, SKOGLUND, BURGESS and ROBINSON, JJ.


REIBER, C.J.

¶ 1. This is a dispute over title to an old railroad bed adjacent to defendants' property that plaintiff purchased with the goal of creating a public recreational trail. Defendants challenge the trial court's determination that plaintiff acquired a valid fee simple interest in the property, asserting that title either reverted to them when the railroad abandoned the line or vested in them through adverse possession. We affirm.

¶ 2. The...

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