Property Ownership
In South Dakota, land that a railroad no longer uses for rail purposes may revert to adjacent landowners under which legal principle?
AAdverse possession
BEminent domain reversal
CEasement termination by abandonment or cessation of purpose✓ Correct
DEscheat to the state
Explanation
Railroad rights-of-way were often granted as easements or fee simple defeasible interests. When a railroad abandons or ceases use, the easement may terminate, reverting to the underlying landowner.
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