The Appellate Group

Hubbard v. Beckstead

Hubbard v. Beckstead, 2025 UT App 24 (Oliver, J.)

Civil

The Utah Court of Appeals held:

  • The district court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of Appellees because Appellants did not demonstrate they had a prescriptive easement. 
  • Practice tip: Though neither party raised the issue, the court flagged that the Railroad Right-of-Way Abandonment Act provides that the reversionary interest formally held by the United States reverts to the person or entity whose land was traversed by the railroad line, unless the land was embraced as a public highway. 

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