Legal Opinion
Co-Operative Shippers, Inc. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 10, 1988No. Nos. 86-1075, 86-1119PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
In 1980, Congress enacted the Staggers Rail Act, 49 U.S.C. § 10101 et seq. and in doing so “unambiguously expressed its interest in allowing free competition, to the maximum extent possible, to govern the financial health of the railroad industry.” ICC v. Texas — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 787, 793, 93 L.Ed.2d 809 (1987). As part of the Staggers Act, Congress enacted 49 U.S.C. § 10730(c) which states in pertinent part, “A rail carrier ... may establish rates for transportation of property under which the liability of the carrier for such property is limited to a value…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Union Pacific Railroad v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Thomas Deiro v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Michaels v. MichaelsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Co-Operative Shippers, Inc. v. Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- C.R. England & Sons, Inc. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1996