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f X_ Court issued its Final Order and Judgment in which it finally approved the Agreement and held that it was fair, reasonable and adequate pursuant to Ind. T.R. 23 (E), hi accordance with the terns of the Agreement, the Court issues this'Declaratory Judgment. -0ri this day of 2005, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that: 1. With respect to• alaims title asserted by Conrail and its past or present officers, directors, agents, servants, attorneys, employees, predecessors -in interest, successors, shareholders., subsidiaries; parents, affiliates, and assigns the abandoned railroad corridor'property formerly operated by Conrail which is located in St.. Joseph County and which is further identified in Exhibit A, this Court declares that Conrail has disclaimed all right, title, and interest in such corridor which 'it may have as of October 8' 2004, the effective date of.the Settlement Agreement, including its rights to any structures, ballast or tracks thereon. - 2.' Insofar as title to the Settlement Corridors or to portions thereof in which Conrail held fee title has not passed to other persons or entities prior. to October 8,'2004 through (a). sales. of such property, (b) prior adjudications of title in a court of law, or (c) eminent domainpro ceedings, then, pursuant to LC. 3223- 1'1 =10, this Court declares and adjudges that the title held by Settlement C1assMemberstoadjoiningSettlementCorridorproper tyis superiortoanyintexestheldbyConrail in the same properly. 3. The Court farther finds that it is not within the scope of this Declaratory Judgement to resolve title disputes between individuals resulting from prior sales of portions of the Settlement Corridors and that such disputes, the extent any have arisen or may arise, must be resolved in the . appropriate venue by the individual parties concerned.