Legal Opinion
Home on the Range v. AT & T Corp.
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided September 7, 2005No. 1:99-ML-9313-DFH-TAB. MDL No. 1313PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON FEDERAL LAND-GRANT ISSUES
HAMILTON, District Judge.
As part of Multi-District Litigation No. 1313, AT & T Fiber Optic Cable Installation Litigation, defendant AT & T Corporation has moved for summary judgment on the claims of several plaintiffs who own property adjoining railroad rights of way that were established under federal legislation to promote railroad construction in settling the American West. 1 Acting under lease agreements with the railroads, defendant AT & T buried and is operating fiber optic telecommunications cables in the land…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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