Legal Opinion
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 21, 1977No. 27346PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hodges
This is an appeal by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and El Paso County (the county) from a trial court judgment reversing a PUC decision granting the county’s application to open a grade crossing of railroad tracks at Bradley Road. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.
In August of 1974, the PUC, upon the county’s application, ordered Bradley Road grade crossing closed in order “to promote public safety.” Bradley Road is a major thoroughfare in the community of Security, located southeast of Colorado Springs in El Paso County. Before it was closed, this railroad crossing provided…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- Consolidated Freightways Corp. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965
- Aspen Airways, Inc. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
- North Eastern Motor Freight, Inc. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
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3Cited by18 opinions
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