Legal Opinion
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Koeller
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 2011No. 10-2333PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act (“4-R Act”) prevents states and their subdivisions from imposing discriminatory taxes against railroad carriers. 49 U.S.C. § 11501. In 2008, the Sny Island Levee Drainage District (“Sny Island” or “District”), a subdivision of Illinois, changed its long-standing method for calculating assessments due from railroads and other properties within its system. Two rail carriers — Kansas City Southern Railway Company and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (collectively “Railroads”) — brought suit under the residual clause of the…
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