Legal Opinion
City of Saint Paul v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided July 8, 1977No. 3-76 Civ. 61PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
FACTS
ALSOP, District Judge.
On July 18, 1921, the Council of the City of St. Paul (“City”) adopted an ordinance directing the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company, the predecessor of the Chicago & North Western Transportation Company (“Railroad”), to construct and thereafter maintain a bridge over the Railroad’s tracks and right-of-way at White Bear Avenue. Thereafter the Railroad constructed a two-lane bridge at that location and maintained it up to the time construction of a new bridge commenced.
On October 4, 1974, the City filed a petition with the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Gray v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Reserve Mining Co. v. HerbstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Minneapolis Van & Warehouse Co. v. St. Paul Terminal Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Soo Line Railroad v. Minnesota Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Department of Natural Resources v. Todd County Hearings UnitCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- State ex rel. Gomez-Bethke v. Minneapolis Community Development AgencyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984