Legal Opinion
City of Fairfax v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1978No. Nos. 77-2124 to 77-3132PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This is an action on contract. The contract arose in connection with the construction of a Metrorail system to serve the Washington (D.C.) area. To effectuate this end, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) had been created as a body politic by an Interstate Compact between Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, for the purpose of constructing a rapid rail transit system in the Washington Transit Zone. Such Zone covered the political entities of Prince George’s County (Maryland) Montgomery County…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Studio Frames Ltd. v. Standard Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- In Re City of Fairfax, Virginia v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, (Nine Cases). City of Fairfax v. City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax v. Arlington County, Virginia, City of Fairfax v. City of Falls Church, City of Fairfax v. County of Fairfax, Virginia, City of Fairfax, Virginia v. Prince George's County, Maryland, City of Fairfax, Virginia v. District of Columbia, City of Fairfax, Virginia v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, City of Fairfax, Virginia v. Washington Suburban Transit District, City of Fairfax, Virginia v. Montgomery County, MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Studio Frames Ltd. v. Standard Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004