Legal Opinion
Island Park, LLC v. CSX Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 4, 2009No. 14-4449PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
Many appeals require this Court to chart the point at which state authority yields to federal power. In this case, that intersection is not merely theoretical. The question presented here is whether New York’s attempt to close a railroad crossing over a private road is pre-empted by the federal statutory scheme governing our nation’s railroads. We hold that it is not. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Kahn, /.).
FACTS
Plaintiff Island Park, LLC (“Island Park”) owns and operates a 400 acre nursery…
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