Legal Opinion
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 22, 1984No. 59056PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMA WILSON, Justice.
The central issue on appeal is whether the Corpora-Commission had authority to issue Order 222509 which granted the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s request to designate two grade crossings with signal devices at Farrall Avenue in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and to direct the At-chison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, Appellant, to construct and maintain such crossings. The order made Appellant’s performance contingent upon the State acquiring the right of way either through amicable settlement or condemnation proceedings. Both the Corporation Commission and the Department…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Cowart v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Cartwright v. Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
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