Lowers v. United States

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that deed labeled \Rt. of Way Deed\ conveying a narrow tract of land to a railroad company conveyed a defeasible fee rather than an easement
• holding that deed la beled “Rt. of Way Deed” conveying a narrow tract of land to a railroad company conveyed a defeasible fee rather than an easement
• “Determining the nature of the interest conveyed by reference to the intended use by the grantee seems frivolous in matters involving narrow tracts of land acquired by railroad companies.”
• construing deed to a railroad as granting fee interest in railroad corridor

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Mark S. Rasmuson and Brenda S. Rasmuson, Husband and Wife v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2013-02-08· cited 24×
• Jenkins v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2011-12-20· cited 21×
• Stephen J. Rogers v. United States
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2015-11-05· cited 15×
• State Ex Rel. Department of Natural Resources v. Hess
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2004-07-29· cited 14×
• Rhutasel v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2012-06-22· cited 9×
• Burgess v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2013-02-07· cited 7×
• McClurg Family Farm, LLC v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2014-02-24· cited 5×
• Phipps v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2016-04-26· cited 1×
• Louis A. Burgess v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2013-02-07
• Third Federal Savings & Loan Association of Cleveland Successor by Merger to Deepgreen Bank v. Randy L. Beltramea, L.L.C., and Randy L. Beltramea A/K/A Randy Lee Beltramea, Karen Spence State of Iowa-Department of Revenue and Finance United States of America-Internal Revenue Service Carol S. Beltramea, N/K/A Carol S. Dick James L. Cook June E. Cook Estate of James Ray Fisher Joanne Fisher Clarence Dowell Coburn Dorothy Jarman Coburn Discover Bank Alan Fisher Laura Fisher Alan Mahrer Nancy Mahrer
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2017-06-07

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Robert's River Rides, Inc. v. Steamboat Development Corp.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1994-07-27· cited 48×
• Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. City of Osage
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1970-05-05· cited 38×
• Frideres v. Schiltz
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1995-11-22· cited 32×
• Des Moines City Railway Co. v. City of Des Moines
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1916-09-30· cited 26×
• McKinley v. Waterloo Railroad
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1985-05-22· cited 23×
• Matter of Estate of Weidman
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1991-10-16· cited 20×
• Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Sioux City Stockyards Co.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1916-06-29· cited 20×
• Atkin v. Westfall
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1955-04-05· cited 16×
• Turner v. Unknown of a Strip of Land One Hundred Feet in Width
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1973-05-23· cited 12×