Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern Railroad v. Department of Public Service Regulation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1985No. 84-3941PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Burlington Northern Railroad Company appeals from a judgment for the Department of Public Service Regulation, in which the district court, on cross motions for summary judgment, upheld as constitutional a Montana statute requiring the railroad to maintain and staff certain freight offices in the state of Montana. We affirm.
Burlington Northern operates in Montana a railroad which is regulated by the Montana Public Service Commission pursuant to statute. MontCode Ann. § 69-14-111. The Commission has statutory authority to compel the railroad to maintain and operate…
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