Indiana § 32-23-11-15 - Easement of necessity
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§ 32-23-11-15. Easement of necessity
Sec. 15. If a railroad owns a right-of-way fee that becomes landlocked after the right-of-way is abandoned, the railroad retains an easement of necessity in the abandoned right-of-way:
(1) from the landlocked property to the nearest public highway, road, or street; and
(2) to the extent necessary to reach and use the landlocked fee interest for its intended purpose.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-15.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IC 32-23-12Chapter 12. Coal: Estates in Land
32-23-12-1Exemptions from chapter 32-23-12-2"Coal land" 32-23-12-3"Coal owner" 32-23-12-4"Joint owner" 32-23-12-5Court proceedings 32-23-12-6Authority to remove coal; authority of court; length of lease 32-23-12-7Appointment of trustee 32-23-12-8Creation of trust to develop coal interest; petition; guardian ad litem; evidence; coal lease; fees 32-23-12-9Duties of trustee; review of lease; petition for partition 32-23-12-10Lease payments 32-23-12-11Sale and execution of coal lease 32-23-12-12Successor trustee; subsequent proceedings 32-23-12-13Court costs 32-23-12-14Conveying marketable title of lease
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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