Legal Opinion

Canadian National Railway Co. v. Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Inc.

District Court, D. Maine

Decided April 1, 2011No. 1:10-cv-00452PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND TO DISMISS OR STAY LITIGATION AND COMPEL ARBITRATION

JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.

Canadian National Railway Company as plaintiff and Twin Rivers Paper Company LLC as intervenor move for preliminary injunction to enforce an easement granted by Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Inc. (MMA) which Canadian National and Twin Rivers contend allows Canadian National direct access to service the paper mill. Beyond denying the claim, MMA moves to compel arbitration. The Court denies the motions. 1

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS

A. Procedural History

On October…

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