Legal Opinion
CSX Transp., Inc. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 20, 1991No. Civ. JFM-90-690PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOTZ, District Judge.
The question presented in this declaratory judgment action is whether a September 24, 1986 Agreement between the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (“B & O”), the predecessor of CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSXT”), and the City of Baltimore (the “City”) is a valid and binding contract. 1 The Agreement pertains to the reconstruction of two railroad bridges, known as the Hamburg Street bridge and the Ostend Street bridge, and it was made in anticipation of obtaining federal funding for the reconstruction projects. It provides, inter alia, for the City to assume any…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States Trust Co. of NY v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State Ex Rel. Hoffman v. Potomac Edison Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1934
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. KuchtaCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1988
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- Iowa & Chicago RR v. Washington CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
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