Legal Opinion
Erie Builders Concrete Co. v. Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 7, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-291 ERIEPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GERALD J. WEBER, District Judge.
Understanding of the present case requires a little understanding of the history of the Port of Erie and its geography. Forty years ago most of the properties along the south shoreline of Presque Isle Bay including water lots, docks and piers, were owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and leased to its affiliates or customers who operated marine related businesses thereon. They included the Ore Dock, which involved a large crane for unloading incoming iron ore carried by water carriers from the mines for transhipment to steel mills; the Coal Dock…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
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