Legal Opinion
BNSF Railway Co. v. Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided March 16, 2011No. 106,649. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 2PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN F. FISCHER, Presiding Judge.
T1 This is an appeal by BNSF Railway Company from an order of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (Commission) granting the Board of County Commissioners for Tulsa County's (Board) application to open a railroad crossing.
BACKGROUND
T2 To facilitate the development of an industrial park, the Board applied to the Commission for authorization to open a railroad crossing. The cost of the crossing would be paid for by the developer of the park. The proposed crossing would affect two tracks owned and operated by BNSF. BNSF filed a response objecting to the Board's…
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