Hawk v. Rice

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a conveyance to the railroad through a deed granting a strip of land providing a right-of-way for the purpose of railroad construction only conveys an easement for railroad purposes
• “The grantor’s intent is controlling, and it is ascertained by applying general contract principles.”
• “An easement is a liberty, privilege or advantage in land without profit, existing distinct from ownership.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).