Legal Opinion
Csx Transportation, Inc. v. City of Garden City, Ga
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided January 26, 2006No. 4:98 CV 223 BAEPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On second remand from the Eleventh Circuit, CSX Transp., Inc. v. City of Garden City, 355 F.3d 1295, 1297 (11th Cir.2004) (CSX V), this Court must determine the enforceability of a municipality’s indemnification promise to a private party. Doc. # 119 at 1.
II. BACKGROUND
A. “A Simple Contract”
As previously noted, id., murky legal issues arise from the following factual background:
In 1996 [defendant] Garden City[, Georgia (the City) ] entered into a series of agreements with [plaintiffs] CSX Transportation Inc. and its affiliates to utilize a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. City of Garden CityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Horne v. DrachmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. City of Garden CitySupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- In the Matter of Florida Wire & Cable Co., Florida Wire & Cable, Inc., and Florida Sub One, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Garfield Slope Housing Corp. v. Public Service Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1997
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