Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Co. v. Stair
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided August 21, 1992No. Civ. A. 90-1029, 90-1210, 91-1004 and 92-1042PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
TODD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in these consolidated cases are five interstate rail carriers that own rail transportation property in Tennessee. Each plaintiff is a part of the Norfolk Southern Corporation rail system. Defendants are the Tennessee State Board of Equalization (“State Board”) and the county and city officials of those jurisdictions in Tennessee in which plaintiffs have taxable property and who have the responsibility to collect property taxes in their respective jurisdictions.
The plaintiffs seek injunctive and declaratory relief pursuant…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Burlington Northern Railroad v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Clinchfield Railroad Company v. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- State Of Arizona v. Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Tennessee v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1979
- Clinchfield Railroad v. LynchDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1981
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