Legal Opinion
Wirth, Ltd. v. Silvretta
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 9, 1984No. 82 C 6680PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PRENTICE H. MARSHALL, District Judge.
Defendants Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”), Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (“ICG”), and Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company (“CNW”) have moved to dismiss the claims against them of plaintiff Wirth, Ltd. (“Wirth”) under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. By way of background, plaintiff relates the following facts in its response to the motions.
In July 1981 Wirth contracted with the Regional Transportation Authority (“RTA”) to provide the RTA with steel rails to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- R. H. Fulton v. Chicago, Rock Island And Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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