Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. South Plains Switching, Ltd.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 15, 2005No. 2-04-364-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIXON W. HOLMAN, Justice.
This case arises from a dispute over the meaning of certain provisions in an Asset Sales Agreement (the Agreement) between Appellant Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and Appel-lee South Plains Switching, Ltd. Co. (South Plains). After careful consideration of Appellant’s issues, we affirm in part and reverse and render in part.
BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
BNSF and South Plains executed the Agreement in May 1999. Under this Agreement, BNSF conveyed to South Plains certain “rail line” properties (tracks) in Lubbock, Texas, and certain…
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