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Olivette authorizes law firm to evaluate potential inverse-condemnation claim tied to Union Pacific easement
Summary
The city council authorized the city manager to retain Lewis Rice to evaluate and, if appropriate, pursue an inverse-condemnation claim after staff said federal abandonment of a railroad easement along Price Road could create a compensable taking affecting city-owned land.
Olivette, Mo.
The Olivette City Council on June 11 authorized the city manager to enter into an engagement agreement with Lewis Rice LLC to represent the city regarding a potential inverse-condemnation claim tied to Union Pacific's easement abandonment along Price Road.
City Manager Jennifer Yackley told the council that attorney Megan Largent of Lewis Rice explained the legal background for the potential claim. "The city may have, an inverse…
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