Legal Opinion
Debruce Grain, Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Utah Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1998No. 98-1062PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
DeBruce Grain, Inc. (DeBruce) filed this action against Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPR) claiming that UPR’s distribution of rail cars violated federal rail statutes and its tariff. The district court 2 dismissed the action without prejudice, finding that it fell within the exclusive and primary jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). DeBruce filed this appeal, and we affirm.
DeBruce is a grain merchandiser that purchases grain from farmers and smaller elevators for shipment to domestic and export markets. It operates three elevators in Nebraska whose…
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