Legal Opinion
Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 3, 1980No. 13203PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANNON, Justice.
This is an appeal from a permanent injunction entered by the district court of Travis County restraining the Railroad Commission of Texas from enforcing its order in Docket No. 003353ZZCP.
In October, 1978, the superintendent and several patrons of the Academy Public Schools complained to the Commission of poor visibility at a grade crossing of the Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe Railway Company, located at Knob Creek Road and Heidenheimer in Bell County. The complaint was that high weeds and grass along the railroad right-of-way obscured visibility at the crossing, and that this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Stauffer v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- State v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Red Arrow Freight Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- State Ex Rel. Edwards v. ReynaTexas Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Texas Department of Human Services v. Christian Care Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- City of El Paso v. Public Utility Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Public Utility Commission of Texas v. Houston Lighting & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Baker v. Guaranty National Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1981
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