Legal Opinion
City of Springdale v. CSX Railway Corp.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1994No. 92-2448PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
The issue in this case is whether the city of Springdale has the statutory authority to order CSX to install a rubberized railroad crossing on State Route 747 in Springdale. We hold that the city has no such authority and therefore affirm the decision of the court of appeals.
The city claims that R.C. 4955.20 confers upon it the authority to determine the “kind” of railroad crossing to be installed on Route 747. CSX argues that R.C. 4955.20 confers no such authority because R.C. 5561.16 “plac[es] ultimate responsibility for state highway crossing design upon the Director of Transportation.”…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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