Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. Burlington NR Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 2002No. 70884-3PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
41 P.3d 1169 (2002)
The CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipal corporation, Petitioner,
v.
BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Respondent.
No. 70884-3.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued November 8, 2001.
Decided March 7, 2002.
Reed, McClure, Marilee C. Erickson, Seattle, amicus curiae on behalf of Ass'n of American Railroads.
Maureen Madion, Asst. Seattle City Atty., Seattle, for Petitioner.
Kroschel & Gibson, Daniel Louis Kinerk, Sarah Ellen Hall, Bellevue, Lane, Powell, Spears, Michael Barr King, Seattle, for Respondent.
IRELAND, J.
This court granted review of a Court of Appeals' decision reversing…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Burlington Northern Railroad v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Rettkowski v. Department of EcologyWashington Supreme Court · 1996
- City of Auburn v. United States GovernmentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Owen v. Burlington Northern and Santa Fe RR Co.Washington Supreme Court · 2005
- Krentz v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Campbell v. State, Department of Social and Health ServicesWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- City of Girard v. Youngstown Belt Railway Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 2012
- Driesen v. Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Rr Corp.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2011
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