Legal Opinion
Provo City v. Denver & R. G. W. R.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1946No. Nos. 3239, 3240PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRATTON, Circuit Judge.
Due in large measure to war conditions, the yard facilities of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, in Provo, Utah, were found to be inadequate for the needs of the company. Two plans were considered for solving the problem. One was to enlarge the existing facilities within the city, and the other was to construct new facilities outside the city. The company, and the mayor and commissioners of the city, entered into negotiations, resulting in an oral agreement that an ordinance would be passed closing Ninth Street at the point where the existing tracks crossed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Ruhlin v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Keigley v. Bench, City RecorderUtah Supreme Court · 1939
- Wall v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1917
- Tooele City v. ElkingtonUtah Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by3 opinions
- County of San Diego v. California Water & Telephone Co.California Supreme Court · 1947
- Finlay v. Union Pac. R. Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1946
- Provo City v. DEPT. OF BUSINESS REG.Utah Supreme Court · 1950