Legal Opinion
National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. McDonald
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 26, 2013No. 12 Civ. 2731(CM)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
McMAHON, District Judge.
The question presented by this case is whether New York State has the authority to condemn property owned by National Railroad Passenger Corporation, known as Amtrak, in the face of certain federal statutes that created Amtrak and govern the use of its property. Amtrak brought this action against the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation, asserting that the Commissioner’s effort to condemn Amtrak-owned property along the Bronx River is preempted by federal law. The State has…
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