Indiana § 8-3-15-1 Railroad right retained

Indiana Statutes

§ 8-3-15-1 — Railroad right retained

Indiana § 8-3-15-1

Art. 3RAILROADS GENERALLY

Ch. 15Public Use of Railroad Land

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Ind. Code § 8-3-15-1 (2026).

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The use by the public (of the) right of way or
depot grounds of any railroad in this state by riding, driving or walking
thereon, shall not ripen into a right to continue to do so even though it
has been so used for a period of twenty (20) years or more; nor shall
such use be evidence of a grant to do so except where such use is made
across such ground to connect a street or highway on each side thereof,
and except where a court of competent jurisdiction has adjudged the
existence of a street or highway.
Formerly: Acts 1899, c.209, s.1.

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The use by the public (of the) right of way or
depot grounds of any railroad in this state by riding, driving or walking
thereon, shall not ripen into a right to continue to do so even though it
has been so used for a period of twenty (20) years or more; nor shall
such use be evidence of a grant to do so except where such use is made
across such ground to connect a street or highway on each side thereof,
and except where a court of competent jurisdiction has adjudged the
existence of a street or highway.
Formerly: Acts 1899, c.209, s.1.