Legal Opinion
R.J. Corman Railroad v. Palmore
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1993No. 92-5552PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Memphis Line and R.J. Corman Railroad Company challenge the district court’s holding that Ky.Rev.Stat. § 337.285 is not preempted by federal legislation governing railroads. For the following reasons, we REVERSE.
’ I.
Plaintiffs, two sister corporations, engage in interstate rail transportation of freight between Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as transportation of goods within Kentucky in connection with CSX Transportation, an interstate railroad.. There is no collective bargaining agreement between plaintiffs and their…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Regional Rail Reorganization Act CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Law v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Corman Railroad Company Memphis Line v. PalmoreCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993