Reagan v. City of Newport
Annotate this CaseThis case arose out of a dispute over real property in the City of Newport. Plaintiffs, four individuals, filed an action to clear title to a portion of the Washington Street Extension. The trial court entered judgment in favor of Defendants, Newport and its representatives, concluding that statutory abandonment is the exclusive means by which a municipality may abandon a public highway. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the superior court, holding (1) the Abandonment Statute is the only method by which a municipality may abandon a public highway; and (2) because the Abandonment Statute was not complied with, the trial court correctly found that Newport had not abandoned the Washington Street Extension.
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