Legal Opinion
Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Village of Rush City
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 27, 1950No. 35,015PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frank T. Gallagher, Justice.
Appeal from a judgment of the district court setting aside and vacating an order of the railroad and warehouse commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission.
The only question involved is whether the order of the commission closing a diagonal grade crossing over the tracks of petitioner, Northern Pacific Railway Company, is lawful and reasonable under the facts and circumstances here.
The village of Rush City, with a population of from 1,000 to 1,200 people, is located on the main line of petitioner’s railroad, which runs in a north-south direction through…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- State & Port Authority v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- State and R. R. W. H. Comm. v. M. St. L. R. R.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
- Twin City Motor Bus Co. v. RechtzigelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
3Cited by11 opinions
- Brown v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Francis G. Brown v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- State v. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Range Oil Supply Company, a Minnesota Corporation v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- City of Minneapolis v. MINNEAPOLIS TRANSIT COMPANYSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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